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Javan Myna

Starlings & Mynas

Acridotheres javanicus

Basic stats

Diet

Omnivorous, taking insects, fruit and human food scraps

Habitat

Urban areas, farmland and open country

Range

Native to Java and Bali, widely introduced across Southeast Asia

Clutch size

3–4 eggs

Incubation period

About 13–14 days

Size

Medium (23–26cm)

Wingspan

~38–41cm

Weight

~100–130g

A slate-grey myna with a white wing patch, black head, and orange-yellow bill and legs, often seen in noisy urban flocks.

An introduced species now well established in Bornean towns and cities, while its wild population in Java has become Vulnerable through heavy cage-bird trapping.

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