Great myna
Acridotheres grandis F. Moore, 1858
The great myna (Acridotheres grandis) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 95 g to 103 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the great myna
- Weight
- 95 g – 103 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the great myna live?
Not recorded
What is the great myna?
The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its range extends from Sikkim across Northeast India and Indochina.
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Is the great myna endangered?
The great myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the great myna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAcridotheres
- SpeciesAcridotheres grandis F. Moore, 1858
Synonyms Acridotheres fuscus grandis, Acridotheres grandis grandis
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- White-vented mynaEnglish
- White-vented mynaEnglish
- مينة كبيرةArabic
- Minà granCatalan
- minà grosCatalan
- majna velkáCzech
- Stor MainaDanish
- RiesenmainaGerman
- LangschopfmainaGerman
- granda majnoEsperanto
- Granda akridoteroEsperanto
- Miná grandeSpanish
- Pühvli-mainakuldnokkEstonian
- مینای دمگاهسفیدPersian
- töyhtömainaFinnish
- Grand MartinFrench
- Grand mainateFrench
- Mainate à ventre blancFrench
- indokineski čvorakCroatian
- hosszúkontyos majnaHungarian
- Kerak besarIndonesian
- Maina grossaItalian
- Maina culbiancoItalian
- オオハッカJapanese
- didžioji mainaLithuanian
- Tiong JambulMalay
- Grote MainaDutch
- engstærNorwegian
- majna żałobnaPolish
- mainá-grandePortuguese
- mainato-de-olho-pretoPortuguese
- Большая майнаRussian
- Чубатая майнаRussian
- škorec smútočnýSlovak
- Velika minaSerbian
- tofsmajnaSwedish
- นกเอี้ยงหงอนThai
- Büyük ÇiğdeciTurkish
- майна великаUkrainian
- Sáo mỏ vàngVietnamese
- 叢八哥Chinese
- 大八哥〔大白尾八哥〕Chinese
- 林八哥Chinese
Relatives of the great myna
Other species in the same genus Acridotheres.
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Crested myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Bank myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Black-winged myna
Acridotheres melanopterus
Burmese myna
Acridotheres burmannicus
CompareGreat myna vs Common mynaGreat myna vs Crested mynaGreat myna vs Bank mynaGreat myna vs Jungle myna
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great myna?
An adult great myna weighs 95 g – 103 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great myna endangered?
The great myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the great myna?
The great myna (Acridotheres grandis) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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