Myna Identification
Common Indian Myna
(Acridotheres tristis)
- Native to the Indian sub-continent, Iran to Sri Lanka
- Member of Starling family
- 12 cm tall
- Distinctive chocolate and black: yellow face skin, beak and legs: white wing patch
- Aggressive / territorial but roost communally
- Opportunistic feeder meat, food scraps, pet food, seed, berries, chicks
- Long lived
- Breeds Oct u2013 March
Noisy Miner
(Manorina melanocephala)
- Native bird
- nectar feeder
- predominantly grey with black patch around eye and on top of head
- also aggressive to other honeyeaters and protective of food source
- becoming more common and established in Canberrau2019s urban fringe
Starlings and Blackbirds
(Sturnus vulgaris) and (Turdus merula)
Starlings and Blackbirds are also non-native introduced birds that are regarded as pests. CIMAGu2019s trapping program is directed towards Indian Mynas and Starlings.
