Pale-bellied myna
| Pale-bellied myna | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Acridotheres |
| Species: | A. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acridotheres cinereus Bonaparte, 1850
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The pale-bellied myna (Acridotheres cinereus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the southwestern peninsula of Sulawesi (south from Ranteapo), Indonesia. It has been introduced to Tawau, Sabah (Borneo).
Taxonomy
The Pale-bellied myna is often confused with the name "white-vented myna". Therefore, the International Ornithologists' Union does not recommend using "white-vented myna" and recommends using "Javan myna" instead.[2]
Description
The crested myna has a gray back and ashy-gray breast paling to buffy-gray on the belly with a white vent. The crown and cheeks are black with dark-blackish wings and tail. Like most mynas, the Pale-bellied myna features a white wing bar and tail bar. The bill is amber and the legs and feet are yellow. Immatures are also browner.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2020). "Acridotheres cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22710940A176451306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22710940A176451306.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Tasirin, J. S.; Fitzsimons, James A. (2014-01-01). "Javan (White-vented) Myna Acridotheres javanicus and Pale-bellied Myna A. cinereus in North Sulawesi". Kukila. 18 (1): 27–31.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Craig, Adrian; Feare, Chris (2010-09-30). Starlings and Mynas. A&C Black. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9781408135228.
