Crested Myna vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sturnidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acridotheres	Dorocordulia
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Myna and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.