Species group · Birds
WAnimals has 2 species of myna, in the family Sturnidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 64 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It mimics the human voice more accurately than almost any other bird.
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It reproduces the human voice with a fidelity of timbre beyond that of any parrot: not only the words, but the particular pitch and intonation of the person it is imitating.
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In the wild it does not imitate other species: its wild repertoire consists of its own whistles and squeals, and the imitation of human voices appears to be a by-product of its ability to learn the vocal dialects of its own group.
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Reckoned one of the 100 most damaging invasive species in the world.
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It is on the IUCN list of the hundred most damaging invasive alien species in the world, and is one of only three birds that appear on it.
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It actively drives other birds out of nest holes and even throws their eggs and young out of the nest: in Australia it is blamed for the local decline of several native parrot and honeyeater species.
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