Common Myna vs Crested Myna

Acridotheres tristis compared with Acridotheres cristatellus

Key Differences

Common Myna is Not Evaluated while Crested Myna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Myna	Crested Myna
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Sturnidae	Sturnidae
Genus same	Acridotheres	Acridotheres
Species	Acridotheres tristis	Acridotheres cristatellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Myna and Crested Myna share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acridotheres.

View Genus: Acridotheres

Conservation Status

Common Myna

NE — Not Evaluated

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Myna	Crested Myna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Myna

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries).

Crested Myna

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

Common Myna

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Crested Myna

Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.