Vinous-breasted Myna
Acridotheres leucocephalusGiglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1870
English (US) Vinous-breasted Myna
The Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres leucocephalus) 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: Thailand (except the north and much of the far south), Cambodia (except the southeast), central and southern Laos, and Vietnam, where until recently it was apparently absent only from the north, but the species has now been recorded in East Tonkin; introduced in Israel (mainly around Tel Aviv) and TaiwanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acridotheres leucocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vinous-breasted Myna
- Described by
- Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1870
- Type locality
- Thu-doc, Indo-China.
- Original description
- Atti della R[eale] Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 5 p.273
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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