Biology:Burmese myna

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Short description: Species of bird

Burmese myna
Acridotheres burmannicus burmannicus, Taunggye, Shan, Myanmar 5.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Acridotheres
Species:
A. burmannicus
Binomial name
Acridotheres burmannicus
(Jerdon, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Sturnus burmannicus

The Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.[2] It is found in Myanmar and Yunnan, China .[1]

Taxonomy

The Burmese myna was considered conspecific with the vinous-breasted myna. Common names of the two split species were changed to "mynas" instead of "starlings" to match the genus. [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres burmannicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103870359A94266502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103870359A94266502.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103870359/94266502. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. "Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862)". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/9KHK. 
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (January 2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/chats/. 


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