JAVAN MYNA

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  816)                   JAVAN MYNA                 Acridotheres javanicus

MALAYSIA               3

Formerly endemic to Java and Bali but spread or introduced throughout Malaysia, the bulk of the Malaysian Peninsula was colonised after 1970. Now most common myna in southern half of peninsula. 25 cm.

JAVAN MYNA

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see    816)                  JAVAN MYNA            Acridotheres javanicus

SINGAPORE         (1)

Also known as White-Vented Myna. 25 cm. Found in open country, along forest edges and in drier fields, often seen near urban villages, generally not settled in cities. Range: Indonesian endemic; Uncommon resident in Java and Bali only; introduced into other islands, such as Sumatra, Riau Islands and abroad to Singapore.

JAVAN MYNA

(816)                  JAVAN MYNA            Acridotheres javanicus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (14)

Also known as White-Vented Myna. 25 cm. Found in open country, along forest edges and in drier fields, often seen near urban villages, generally not settled in cities. Range: Indonesian endemic; Uncommon resident in Java and Bali only; introduced into other islands, such as Sumatra, Riau Islands and abroad to Singapore.