Common myna

PestSmart Facstheet: Common (Indian) Myna

Common or Indian mynas (Acridotheres tristis or Sturnus tristis) are native to India and southern Asia. They are popular birds in their source countries as crop pest control agents and […]

Topics: Birds, Common myna, distribution, impacts, Indian myna, legislation, management, pest bird control, pest birds, PestSmart, PS bird, PS myna

Problems caused by birds in grape, fruit and nut crops

Bird damage to fruit and nut crops is very variable and is a result of a number of largely independent factors (success of the previous breeding season, availability of natural […]

Topics: Acridotheres tristis, bird, bird damage, Common blackbird, Common myna, crops, crow, exclusion, FRUIT, galah, Honeyeaters, long-billed corella, parrots, Pied Currawong, raven, scarecrows, scaring, silvereye, starling, Strepera graculina, Sturnus vulgaris, sulphur-crested cockatoo, Turdus merula, Zosterops lateralis

Common myna

The Common Myna is known as the House Myna, Calcutta Myna or Indian Myna. The species is prohibited in Western Australia and individuals found here are removed. Details on identification, […]

Topics: Acridotheres tristis, Common myna, Indian myna, pest bird, Western Australia