Great Myna Acridotheres grandis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
Text last updated January 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bangla (India) | বড় ঝুঁটি শালিক |
Bulgarian | Голяма майна |
Catalan | mainà gros |
Chinese | 大八哥(叢八哥) |
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 林八哥 |
Chinese (SIM) | 林八哥 |
Croatian | indokineski čvorak |
Dutch | Grote maina |
English | Great Myna |
English (United States) | Great Myna |
Estonian | pühvli-mainakuldnokk |
French | Grand Martin |
French (Canada) | Grand Martin |
German | Riesenmaina |
Indonesian | Kerak besar |
Japanese | オオハッカ |
Nepali (India) | ठुलो रुपी |
Nepali (Nepal) | जुरे रुपी |
Norwegian | engstær |
Polish | majna żałobna |
Russian | Чубатая майна |
Serbian | Velika mina |
Slovak | škorec smútočný |
Spanish | Miná Grande |
Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Miná Grande |
Spanish (Spain) | Miná grande |
Swedish | tofsmajna |
Thai | นกเอี้ยงหงอน |
Turkish | Büyük Çiğdeci |
Ukrainian | Майна велика |
Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858
PROTONYM:
Acridotheres grandis
Moore, 1858. A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 2, p.537.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sumatra (error). Restricted, in error, to Tenasserim by Baker (1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 27, p. 702); and to Bangkok, Thailand, by Deignan (1945, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 186, p. 526).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ACRIDOTHERES
- grandis
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Distribution of the Great Myna