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The black-winged myna is a small myna, 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length. The plumage of this species is striking, with the head, breast, back and rump being white, and the tail and parts of the wings glossy black. The tip of the tail and parts of the wings are also white. The skin around the eye is unfeathered and yellow. The bill is yellow, and slightly darker towards the base. The sexes are alike, and young birds are like the adults except that juveniles' crown and back are grey. The subspecies tricolor is similar to the nominate but has a grey back and much more black on the wings.
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When to see the Black-winged Myna
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-winged Myna
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-winged Myna
The black-winged myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The species is also known as the black-winged starling or the white-breasted starling. It is endemic to Indonesia. There are three recognised subspecies: the nominate race, which occurs across much of the island of Java; tricolor, which is restricted to south east Java; and tertius, which is found on Bali and possibly Lombok. The validity of the records on Lombok has been called into question, as there are only a few records and those may represent escapees from the caged-bird trade or natural vagrants.
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Easily confused with
Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereusThe crested myna has a gray back and ashy-gray breast paling to buffy-gray on the belly with a white vent.
Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctusThe collared myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Burmese MynaAcridotheres burmannicusThe Burmese myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
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