Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Bank Myna
The Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: foothills of eastern Pakistan to northern Nepal and north-central IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acridotheres ginginianus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bank Myna
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus ginginianus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India, restricted to Nadia, Bengal by Baker (1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 27, p. 702).
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.362
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas
White-shouldered Starling
Sturnia sinensis
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
White-headed Starling
Sturnia erythropygia
Red-billed Starling
Spodiopsar sericeus
White-cheeked Starling
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Black-winged Myna
Acridotheres melanopterus
Burmese Myna
Acridotheres burmannicus
Vinous-breasted Myna
Acridotheres leucocephalus
Collared Myna
Acridotheres albocinctus
Great Myna
Acridotheres grandis
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