Acridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Kim, Hwa-Jung, Kim, Dong-Won, Hur, Wee-Haeng, Jang, Byoungsoon, Lee, Yun-Kyung, Kwon, In-Ki, Park, Jong-Hyun, Park, Jong-Gil, Kang, Chang-Wan, Kim, Eun-Mi & Kim, Soon-Kyoo Choi and Han-Kyu, 2020, Notes on bird species newly recorded in Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (4), pp. 532-535 : 534

Acridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The Crested Myna ( Acridotheres cristatellus ) was first observed on April 20, 2016, in Seomando, Ongjin-gun , Incheon . Then, three individuals were observed in Gageo Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanamdo Province in May 2016. And on June 22, 2018, one was observed in Baega Island , Ongjin-gun , Incheon .

The Crested Myna is a large starling in Family Sturnidae . It has a distinctive black body and short crest from bill base to forehead. When flying, large white patches on the wing are clearly visible.

This species is mainly a resident of southern China, Taiwan and Indochina, and has been introduced to Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia (OSJ, 2012; Robson, 2015; BirdLife International, 2018) from the cagebird trade. There are three subspecies: type subspecies in inland China, subspecies brevipennis in Hainan Island and Indochina, and subspecies formosanus in Taiwan. The individuals observed in Korea were considered to be subspecies brevipennis based on the red coloration on the base of the lower mandible, orange iris, and dense and long crest feathers on its forehead .