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The Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a bird found in India, Australia, Taiwan, South Africa, United States, Thailand, and 2 more countries. Cities, farms and open woods across Asia, and now in Australia and South Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Common myna lives

Cities, farms and open woods across Asia, and now in Australia and South Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds10%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
• 🐟 Fish10%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Common myna

Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1182215. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Common myna

Where does the Common myna live?

The Common myna lives in India, Australia, Taiwan, South Africa, United States, Thailand, and 2 more countries. Cities, farms and open woods across Asia, and now in Australia and South Africa.

What does the Common myna eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), fish (about 10%), fruit (about 10%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Common myna endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• White-crowned hornbill
• Greater green leafbird
• Oriental stork
• Tablas drongo
• Cerulean paradise flycatcher
• Sumatran laughingthrush

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.