Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
The jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.8 g to 98.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the jungle myna
- Weight
- 82.8 g – 98.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the jungle myna live?
Not recorded
What is the jungle myna?
The jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) is a myna, a member of the starling family. It is found patchily distributed across much of the mainland of the Indian Subcontinent but absent in the arid zones of India. It is easily recognized by the tuft of feathers on its forehead that form a frontal crest, a feature also found in the closely related Javan myna and the pale-bellied myna which were treated as a subspecies in the past. The eyes are pale, yellow or blue depending on the population and the base of the orange-yellow bill is dark. It has also been introduced either intentionally or accidentally into many other parts of the world including Fiji, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, and parts of Japan. The species has also spread out on its own to some islands in the Pacific.
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Is the jungle myna endangered?
The jungle 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. What the categories mean.
How is the jungle myna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAcridotheres
- SpeciesAcridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
Synonyms Aethiopsar fuscus, Pastor fuscus
Other names and names in other languages (51)
- مينة الغابةArabic
- চুটীয়া শালিকাAssamese
- जंगली मैनाBhojpuri
- ঝুঁটিশালিকBangla
- minà de la junglaCatalan
- majna hnědáCzech
- maina tywyllWelsh
- Brun MainaDanish
- DschungelmainaGerman
- ĝangala majnoEsperanto
- Helventra akridoteroEsperanto
- Miná de la junglaSpanish
- Džungli-mainakuldnokkEstonian
- مینای جنگلیPersian
- viidakkomainaFinnish
- Martin forestierFrench
- વન કાબરGujarati
- šumski čvorakCroatian
- dzsungel majnaHungarian
- Kerak hutanIndonesian
- Kerak indiaIndonesian
- Maina della giunglaItalian
- Maina della giungla indianaItalian
- モリハッカJapanese
- džiunglinė mainaLithuanian
- കിന്നരിമൈനMalayalam
- साळुंकीMarathi
- Burung Tiong HutanMalay
- सारौंNepali
- JunglemainaDutch
- Jungle-mainaDutch
- krattstærNorwegian
- majna szaraPolish
- mainá-da-selvaPortuguese
- mainato-cinzentoPortuguese
- Бурая майнаRussian
- Джунглевая майнаRussian
- škorec džungľovýSlovak
- Prašumska minaSerbian
- JungelmajnaSwedish
- djungelmajnaSwedish
- ꠎꠋꠟꠤ ꠝꠄꠘꠣsyl
- காட்டு நாகணவாய்Tamil
- นกเอี้ยงควายThai
- NgutuengaTongan
- Kurşuni ÇiğdeciTurkish
- майна джунглеваUkrainian
- Ма́йна джунглеваUkrainian
- 林八哥Chinese
- 丛林八哥Chinese
- 叢林八哥Chinese
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Relatives of the jungle myna
Other species in the same genus Acridotheres.
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Crested myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Bank myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Great myna
Acridotheres grandis
Black-winged myna
Acridotheres melanopterus
Burmese myna
Acridotheres burmannicus
CompareJungle myna vs Common mynaJungle myna vs Crested mynaJungle myna vs Bank mynaJungle myna vs Great myna
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jungle myna?
An adult jungle myna weighs 82.8 g – 98.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jungle myna endangered?
The jungle 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 jungle myna?
The jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) 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.
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