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  • Synonyms Crested Myna, house mynah, Indian Myna, Indian Mynah, Common Mynah, House Myna
  • Old latin name for bird Turdus fuscus, Sturnus tristis, Acridotheres griseus, Gracula paradisaea, Acridotheres tristas, Paradisea tristis

Common Mynabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Song, © Thet Zaw Naing
    Myanmar
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Fiji
  • 4.
    Alarm call, call, © Lakshmikant Rajaram Neve
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United Kingdom
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 8.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 9.
    Call, © Yogesh Patel
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Myna

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Common Myna subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Acridotheres tristis melanosternusSri Lanka-No
Acridotheres tristis tristiss Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and e Iran to s China, Indochina, Malay Pen. and s India-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansIndiese Spreeu
AlbanianMyna i indise
Arabicغراب المينا, مينة شائعة, مينا
Azerbaijanimayna
BelarusianЗвычайная майна
Bengaliভাত শালিক
BulgarianОбикновена майна
Catalanminà comú
Chinese家八哥
Chinese (Traditional)家八哥
Croatiansmeđoleđi čvorak
Czechmajna obecná
DanishAlmindelig Maina, Maina
DutchTreurmaina
EsperantoKomuna minao, majno, Komuna akridotero, Hinda majno
EstonianMainakuldnokk, maina
Finnishpihamaina
FrenchMerle des Moluques, Martin familier, Mainate triste, Martin triste
FrisianTreurmaina
GalicianMainato común, Mainá común
GermanHirtenmaina, Schwarzhirtenstar, Trauermaina
GreekΣκoυρoμάϊvα, Κοινή Μάινα
Hebrewמיינה מצויה
HindiNahanavai
Hungarianpásztormejnó
IcelandicHjarðmænir
IndonesianKerak Ungu
IrishMíona
ItalianMaina comune
Japaneseインドハッカ, カバイロハッカ
Kazakhүнді майна, қарала торғай, үнді қараторғайы, Сарыжағай қараторғай, сарыжағал қараторғай, жебір шегірткелік қараторгай, майна
Latvianparastā maina
Lithuanianpaprastoji maina, Maina
MacedonianОбична мина
Malagasytserikamena, Martaina, Ramaro
MalayTiong Gembala Kerbau, Burung Tiong Gembala Kerbau, Burung Tiong Rumah
Malayalamനാട്ടുമൈന
Marathiसाळुंकी
Mongolianхарагч тодол
Nepaliडाङ्ग्रे रुपी
Northern SamiŠilljomaina
NorwegianVanlig hyrdestær, Brunstær, hyrdestær
Norwegian NynorskHyrdestare
Persianمینای معمولی (هندی), مینای معمولی
Polishmajna brunatna
PortugueseMainato, mainá-indiano, Mainá-indiano
RomanianGraur trist
RussianМайна, Обыкновенная майна, Майна (афганский скворец), Майна обыкновенная
SerbianSmeđa majna, Smeđa mina
SlovakÉkorec tmavočervený, škorec hnedý
Slovenianžalostna majna
SpanishEstornino Pardo, Mainá Común, Miná común
Swedishbrun majna, Brun myna, brunmajna
Tajikмайна, тутимайна
Tamilசாதாரண மைனா
Thaiนกเอี้ยงสาลิกา, สาลิกา, นกเอี้ยงสาริกา, นกเอั้ยงหงอนก้นลาย, ศาริกา, นกเอี้ยงหงอนก้นลาย, สาริกา
TurkishÇiğdeci, Mayna
Turkmenmeýne
Ukrainianмайна індійська
UzbekҲиндистон чуғурчуғи, ҳинд чуғурчуғи, майна, оддий майна
VietnameseSáo nâu, Chim Sáo nâu
WelshMaina cyffredin