Jungle Myna

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Sturnidae (Starlings)

Jungle Myna

Acridotheres fuscus

林八哥 (lín bā-gē) / 丛林八哥 (cónglín bā-gē)

    Malay : Gembala-Kerbau Sawah Barat

    Japanese : モリハッカ (mori hakka)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 森八哥

    Size : 24 cm; 72–98 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Acridotheres fuscus fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
  – N Pakistan E through Himalayan foothills to NE India (Assam), S in lower hills to Rajasthan and N Odisha, and to Bangladesh; also Myanmar (except N & E).
• Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis (Sykes, 1832)
  – W India from Rajasthan S to Kerala, E to W Tamil Nadu.
• Acridotheres fuscus fumidus (Ripley, 1950)
  – E Assam and Nagaland, in NE India.
• Acridotheres fuscus torquatus (W. R. Davison, 1892)
  – Malay Peninsula (except extreme S).

    Introduced (nominate race) in Fiji, Futuna, Samoa and Taiwan.

Date : 24 June 2018

Location : Hutan Paya Bakau Sungai Merbok, Sungai Batu, Daerah Kuala Muda, Kedah