Acridotheres grandis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its range extends from Sikkim across Northeast India and Indochina. It is black with elongated forehead feathers, forming a frontal crest that may curl backwards. Its beak and feet are yellow. It has white from the vent to the tip of the tail and a white wing patch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian forest zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Beijing Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Myna sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 445 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Myna in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-vented Myna sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate White-vented Myna sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kaziranga National Park (India, about 40%), Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the White-vented Myna that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Chestnut-tailed Starling (about 10%) and Black-collared Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-vented Myna is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (445 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
