Acridotheres tristis

Common Myna at Canberra Airport, ACT

Acridotheres tristis at Canberra Airport, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
Acridotheres tristis at Canberra Airport, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Acridotheres tristis 9 Nov 2021 natureguy
Acridotheres tristis 6 Nov 2021 Liam.m
Unidentified 6 Nov 2021 FeralGhostbat

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User's notes

Lonely egg on the grass at Canberra Airport.

2 comments

Liam.m wrote:
   8 Nov 2021
Pretty sure that it’s a common myna egg, but I’m no expert when it comes to eggs.
natureguy wrote:
   9 Nov 2021
Its the only bird I know locally that lays bright blue eggs like this.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Nov 2021 06:27 AM Recorded on
  • FeralGhostbat Recorded by

Additional information

  • False Nesting site

Species information

  • Acridotheres tristis Scientific name
  • Common Myna Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 788.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 63 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Acridotheres tristis Sturnus tristis Sturnus (Sturnus) tristis

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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