Golden Myna
Mino anais
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusMino
- SpeciesMino anais (Golden Myna)
About the Golden Myna
The golden myna (Mino anais) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. René Primevère Lesson named this bird after his daughter Anaïs who died when she was eleven years old. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Yellow-faced Myna
Mino dumontii
Singing Starling
Aplonis cantoroides
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica
Moluccan Starling
Aplonis mysolensis
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Glossy-mantled Manucode
Manucodia ater
Red Bird-of-Paradise
Paradisaea rubra
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Hooded Butcherbird
Cracticus cassicus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden Myna in Raja Ampat?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Myna sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden Myna in Raja Ampat?
January has the highest sighting rate for Golden Myna in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.