Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus)
About the Black-winged Starling
The black-winged myna (Acridotheres melanopterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The species is also known as the black-winged starling or the white-breasted starling. It is endemic to Indonesia. There are three recognised subspecies: the nominate race, which occurs across much of the island of Java; tricolor, which is restricted to south east Java; and tertius, which is found on Bali and possibly Lombok. The validity of the records on Lombok has been called into question, as there are only a few records and those may represent escapees from the caged-bird trade or natural vagrants. The species has often been assigned to the starling genus Sturnus, but is now placed in Acridotheres because it is behaviourally and vocally closer to the birds in that genus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 9 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 Public Domain / CC0. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.