Acridotheres fuscus
Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) is a myna, a member of the starling family. It is found patchily distributed across much of the mainland of the Indian Subcontinent but absent in the arid zones of India. It is easily recognized by the tuft of feathers on its forehead that form a frontal crest, a feature also found in the closely related Javan myna and the pale-bellied myna which were treated as a subspecies in the past. The eyes are pale, yellow or blue depending on the population and the base of the orange-yellow bill is dark. It has also been introduced either intentionally or accidentally into many other parts of the world including Fiji, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, and parts of Japan. The species has also spread out on its own to some islands in the Pacific.
Jungle mynas are 23-centimetre (9.1 in) long and have grey plumage, darker on the head and wings. The sexes are indistinguishable in plumage. A large white wing patches on the base of the primaries becomes conspicuous in flight, and the tail feathers are broadly tipped in white. There is a tuft of feathers on the forehead arising at the base of the bill. The bill and legs are bright yellow, and there... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 14 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangon | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | |
| 2 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 3 | Savar | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 4 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 6 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Myna sighting in Kolkata on a given day, based on 2,350 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Myna in Kolkata on a given day, against about 20% in March–April, June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jungle Myna sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
14th of 34
Of the 34 cities where we can rate Jungle Myna sightings, Kolkata ranks 14th at about 20%. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 80%), Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 60%) and Savar (Bangladesh, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jungle Myna is recorded against all the birds logged in Kolkata (2,350 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
