Bird guide · Acridotheres tristis
Common Myna
What the common myna eats, where it lives, when it comes to feeders and how to recognise it – with sightings from every US state.
- Season
- Year-round
- Size
- 9.1 in (23 cm)
- Eats
- fruit, kitchen scraps
- Feeds
- ground
- Most common
- Hawaii, Florida, Oregon
Food
What do common mynas eat?
At feeders, common mynas take fruit, kitchen scraps.
Walks on the ground with occasional hops; aggressive towards other birds.
Feeder that suits it
A low tray or platform feeder, or seed scattered on the ground below your feeder.
Range
Where do common mynas live?
Introduced; thriving in cities and suburbs of southern Florida and on the Hawaiian islands. Not a UK breeding bird. By share of all bird sightings, common mynas are most common in Hawaii (7.0%).
Season
Does the common myna migrate?
Year-round resident. Across the US it is reported in every month; its share of bird sightings is highest in February.
Share of all bird sightings in the US that are common mynas, by month.
Identification
How to identify the common myna
Adults: Brown body, black hooded head, bare yellow patch behind the eye, yellow bill and legs.
Size: 9.1 in (23 cm)
Nesting
Does the common myna use nest boxes?
Yes. It nests in boxes as well as natural cavities.
On camera
Getting the common myna on a feeder camera
Most visits happen on the ground or on low trays. A camera feeder with a wide tray, placed low near cover, catches far more than a hanging tube.
Questions
Common Myna: questions
What do common mynas eat?
At feeders, fruit, kitchen scraps.
Do common mynas migrate?
Year-round resident. Across the US it is reported in every month; its share of bird sightings is highest in February.
Where do common mynas live?
By share of all bird sightings, they are most common in Hawaii, Florida, Oregon, California. They are rare or absent in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado.