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title: "Crested Myna"
description: "Acridotheres cristatellus — Birds. The crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus), also known as the Chinese starling, is a species of starling in the genus Acridotheres native to southeastern China and Indochina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crested-myna
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crested Myna

> Acridotheres cristatellus — Birds. The crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus), also known as the Chinese starling, is a species of starling in the genus Acridotheres native to southeastern China and Indochina.

- Scientific name: *Acridotheres cristatellus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 10614
- Wikidata: [Q715819](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715819)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14872](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14872)

## Names

- en: Crested Myna
- de: Haubenmaina
- es: Miná crestado asiático
- fr: Martin huppé
- nl: Kuifmaina
- pt: Mainá-de-crista
- pl: Majna czubata

## Countries with the most observations

CN (3162), HK (2560), TW (1554), PT (719), MO (440), AR (287), MY (256), PH (254), JP (79), VN (11), CA (3)

## Summary

The crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus), also known as the Chinese starling, is a species of starling in the genus Acridotheres native to southeastern China and Indochina. It is named after the tuft of feathers on its forehead that resembles a crest.
The crested myna is typically found in open spaces near urban and agricultural areas. It is a popular cage bird and, as a result, has been accidentally released in a few places outside of its usual range. For example, this species was introduced around 1890 into the Vancouver region of British Columbia. It was initially successful, reaching a population in the thousands…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_myna

## Photo

![Crested Myna](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-myna/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354220546

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crested-myna?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).