---
title: "Great Myna"
description: "Acridotheres grandis — Aves. The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/great-myna
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Myna

> Acridotheres grandis — Aves. The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

- Scientific name: *Acridotheres grandis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3880
- Wikidata: [Q2447808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2447808)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14870](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14870)

## Names

- en: Great Myna
- de: Langschopfmaina
- es: Miná grande
- fr: Grand martin
- nl: Grote maina
- pl: Majna żałobna

## Countries with the most observations

TH (2945), IN (166), VN (122), MY (99), HK (76), KH (73), MM (40), LA (26), BT (23), CN (13), BD (4)

## Summary

The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its range extends from Sikkim across Northeast India and Indochina.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147582571

## Machine access

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