Crested Myna

Acridotheres cristatellus

The Crested Myna is an Asian starling that established a feral population in Vancouver, British Columbia beginning in the 1890s, making it one of the earliest introduced birds in North America. The Vancouver population has now nearly disappeared. A small number of birds remain in the lower mainland of British Columbia and San Juan Islands.

Habitat

Urban and suburban areas of southwestern British Columbia

Diet

Insects, seeds, garbage, and small vertebrates

How common

Rare

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