Order - Passeriformes
Family - Sturnidae (Starlings)
Family - Sturnidae (Starlings)
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
家八哥 (jiā bā-gē)
Malay : Gembala-Kerbau Rumah
Japanese : カバイロハッカ (kaba-iro hakka) / インドハッカ (indo hakka)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 樺色八哥 / 印度八哥
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 18,000,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 18,000,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Size : 23–26 cm; 82–143 g
Subspecies (2) and Distribution
- Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)– Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, S Kazakhstan, NW China (NW Xinjiang), Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan S to SE Iran, Afghanistan and almost entire Indian Subcontinent S from Himalayan foothills (except Sri Lanka), thence E to Myanmar, S China (Yunnan and Hainan), Thailand, Indochina, Malay Peninsula and Singapore.
- Acridotheres tristis melanosternus (Legge, 1879)– Sri Lanka.
Widely introduced elsewhere.
Acridotheres tristis ssp. tristis
Date : 22 September 2018
Date : 22 September 2018
Location : Bagan Sungai Tiang Mudflat, Selekoh, Daerah Bagan Datuk, Perak

Acridotheres tristis ssp. tristis
Date : 21 April 2018
Date : 21 April 2018
Location : Kamunting Raya Industrial Estate, Kamunting, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak



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