Acridotheres ginginianus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is a myna found in the northern parts of South Asia. It is smaller but similar in colouration to the common myna, only differing in having brick-red naked skin behind the eyes instead of yellow. It is greyer on the underside and in this and in the presence of a slight tuft of feathers bears some resemblance to the jungle myna. They are found in flocks on the plains of northern and central India, often within towns and cities. Their range appears to be extending southwards into India. The name is derived from their habit of nesting almost exclusively in the earthen banks of rivers, where they excavate burrows and breed in large colonies.
The head is black on the crown and sides and the upper plumage is slaty grey while the underside is lighter grey with pale pink plumage towards the centre of the abdomen. The wing is black but has a wing patch at the base of the primaries and the tips of the outer tail feathers are pale pinkish buff. The naked skin behind the eye is brick red, the legs are yellow while the iris is deep red. The sexes are indistinguishable in the field. Young birds have a browner head and neck.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Deer Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Haus des Meeres | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Myna sighting in Gir National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 135 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Myna in Gir National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and October–January, the lowest months. July and August have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bank Myna sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Bank Myna sightings, Gir National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 20%), Ranthambore National Park (India, about 10%) and Kaziranga National Park (India, about 10%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Bank Myna that you can see in Gir National Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Brahminy Starling (about 40%), Chestnut-tailed Starling (about 10%) and Rosy Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bank Myna is recorded against all the birds logged in Gir National Park (6 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.
