How big is a Golden Myna?

The Golden Myna is a medium sized bird weighing about 152 g.

Where can you see a Golden Myna?

The Golden Myna occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Golden Myna?

The Golden Myna is most easily confused with the Long-tailed Myna and the Yellow-faced Myna.

Is the Golden Myna endangered?

The Golden Myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Golden Myna

Mino anais

Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas · Passeriformes · Rare

The Golden Myna (Mino anais) is a rare rhabdornis, starlings, and myna found in 2 countries, weighing about 152 g. The golden myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 1 — Photo: Sandra Keller · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 2 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 3 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 4 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 5 — Photo: Abby Darrah · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 6 — Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 7 — Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 8 — Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 9 — Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

Golden Myna (Mino anais), photo 10 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

About the Golden Myna

The golden myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. René Primevère Lesson named this bird after his daughter Anaïs who died when she was eleven years old.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Golden Myna look like?: The golden myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
How big is a Golden Myna?: The Golden Myna is a medium sized bird weighing about 152 g.
Where can you see a Golden Myna?: The Golden Myna occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Golden Myna?: The Golden Myna is most easily confused with the Long-tailed Myna and the Yellow-faced Myna.
Is the Golden Myna endangered?: The Golden Myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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