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ForestCavity nestMedium · 152 g
When to see the Golden Myna
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Golden Myna
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
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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Easily confused with
Long-tailed MynaMino krefftiGoing on standard measurements and length, this very large myna is one of the largest member of the diverse family Sturnidae, behind only perhaps the Nias hill myna.
Yellow-faced MynaMino dumontiiThe yellow-faced myna grows to a length of between 23 and 26 cm (9 and 10 in) and is one of the largest species of starling.
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