Common Myna vs Javan Myna

Acridotheres tristis compared with Acridotheres javanicus

Key Differences

• Common Myna is Not Evaluated while Javan Myna is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Myna	Javan 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 javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Myna

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Myna

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Myna	Javan 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).

Javan Myna

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (Norway). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates