Acridotheres tristis

Common Myna at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Acridotheres tristis	5 Apr 2023	MatthewFrawley
	Acridotheres tristis	5 Apr 2023	waltraud

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I didn't get close enough for a good photograph. unfortunately, Common Mynas, which haven't been around when Friends of Mt Majura began repair work in the reserve east of The Fair in 2012, have moved to this part of the reserve and are now spreading. Local residents hand-feed them along with Noisy Miners. It took only a decade to lose the little woodland birds thanks to roaming cats, dogs on and off lead, Mynas and Miners. The residential estate The Fair, developed in 2011 is a catastrophe for the little woodland birds.

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MatthewFrawley wrote:

5 Apr 2023

Woodland birds and humans don't mix.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.168883 -35.226100
Altitude 618.4m
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
17 Mar 2023 06:39 PM Recorded on
waltraud Recorded by
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Species information

Acridotheres tristis Scientific name
Common Myna Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 1021m Recorded at altitude
98 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Acridotheres tristis Sturnus tristis Sturnus (Sturnus) tristis

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Australian Capital Territory

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