Density of Introduced Birds (Sturnidae: Mynas) in Urban Areas of Kuching and Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mustafa, Abdul Rahman, Maisarah, Abdullah, Nurfarahin, Azizan, Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Andrew, Alek Tuen
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19433/1/3.%20Density_of_Introduced_Birds_Sturnidae_Mynas_in_Urban_Areas_o%20%28abstrak%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19433/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) and Javan myna (A. javanicus) belong to the family Sturnidae. These two species range from Iran, Afghanistan, and east through the Indian subcontinent to south China, Indochina and the mainland Southeast Asia. It was introduced to Sarawak in 1980’s and since then t...