Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernFruit

ForestCavity nestMedium · 217 g

Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii), photo 10 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The 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. The head has short black feathers glossed bluish-purple on the forehead and at the base of the upper mandible, but most of the head is bare yellowish-orange skin. This forms a wide patch around and behind the eye and includes a bib on the chin and the sides of the throat. The neck, central throat and mantle are black glossed with purple while the back, wings, breast and belly are black glossed with green.

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When to see the Yellow-faced Myna

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-faced Myna

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

About the Yellow-faced Myna

The yellow-faced myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The long-tailed myna was formerly included as a subspecies. One of the largest species of starling, this species attains 23 to 26 cm in length and weighs around 217 g (7.7 oz). They have dark plumage with a metallic lustre and bright orange facial markings and beak. These birds are social and omnivorous. Their diet consists of fruit and insects for which they forage high in the canopy.

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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.

Golden MynaMino anaisThe golden myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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