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Yellow-faced myna

Mino dumontii (R. P. Lesson, 1827)

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The yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 217 g to 220 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
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Quick facts about the yellow-faced myna

Weight
217 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the yellow-faced myna live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The yellow-faced myna is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the yellow-faced myna?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The long-tailed myna was formerly included as a subspecies. One of the largest species of starling, this species attains 23 to 26 cm (9 to 10 in) in length and weighs around 217 g (7.7 oz). They have dark plumage with a metallic lustre and bright orange facial markings and beak. These birds are social and omnivorous. Their diet consists of fruit and insects for which they forage high in the canopy. They are common birds with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed their conservation status as being of "least concern". It was named after Charles Dumont.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-faced myna” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-faced_myna&oldid=1379930162), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow-faced myna endangered?

The yellow-faced myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 yellow-faced myna classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusMino
  7. SpeciesMino dumontii (R. P. Lesson, 1827)

Synonyms Mainatus dumontii, Mino dumonti violaceus, Mino dumontii aruensis, Mino dumontii dumontii

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • مينا صفراء الوجهArabic
  • Жълтолика мейнаBulgarian
  • minà caragrocCatalan
  • majna žlutolícíCzech
  • maina wynebfelynWelsh
  • PapuabeoDanish
  • PapuaatzelGerman
  • Papua-AtzelGerman
  • flavmaska majnoEsperanto
  • Flavvizaĝa minaoEsperanto
  • Miná carigualdoSpanish
  • مینای صورت زردPersian
  • kultanaamamainaFinnish
  • Mino de DumontFrench
  • žutolici čvorakCroatian
  • aranyarcú majnaHungarian
  • Դեղնադեմք մինոArmenian
  • Mino muka-kuningIndonesian
  • Maina facciagiallaItalian
  • キガオムクドリJapanese
  • papuasinis minasLithuanian
  • Chooyééł Dineʼé Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ chʼagii binákʼee łitsooígííNavajo
  • PapoeamainaDutch
  • klovnestærNorwegian
  • majna złotolicaPolish
  • gwarek złotolicyPolish
  • پیلے مونہہ والی میناWestern Panjabi
  • Myna-de-face-amarelaPortuguese
  • mainá-de-faces-amarelasPortuguese
  • mainato-de-faces-amarelasPortuguese
  • Желтолицый миноRussian
  • majna žltolícaSlovak
  • Žutolika minaSerbian
  • papuastareSwedish
  • Sarı Gözlü ÇiğdeciTurkish
  • міно золотощокийUkrainian
  • Sáo mặt vàngVietnamese
  • 黃臉樹八哥Chinese
  • 黄脸树八哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow-faced myna

Other species in the same genus Mino.

CompareYellow-faced myna vs Golden mynaYellow-faced myna vs Long-tailed myna

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow-faced myna?

An adult yellow-faced myna weighs 217 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the yellow-faced myna live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the yellow-faced myna for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the yellow-faced myna endangered?

The yellow-faced 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 yellow-faced myna?

The yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) 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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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_faced_myna_2026,
  title = {Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-faced-myna},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}