Common Myna

Kauaʻi evidence

Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status N: naturalized resident or reintroduced population. See original island table. The record includes Kauaʻi-specific or clearly defined regional evidence appropriate to its stated occurrence status.

Occurrence evidence

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Names and classification

Scientific name

Acridotheres tristis

Common names

Common Myna

Family

Sturnidae

Order

Passeriformes

Record type

Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Kauaʻi documented: naturalized resident or reintroduced population (2017 island checklist)

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Evidence date

2026-09-13

Evidence limits

Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here

Habitat and ecology

Habitats

Agricultural areas · Urban areas

Food and resource needs

Diet needs Kauai hardening

Reproduction

Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.

Shelter

Shelter and structure within agricultural areas, urban areas.

Threats and conservation

Threats

Potential competition, disease/parasite interface, seed movement, and human-edge amplification remain relationship questions

Conservation actions

Use as a lowland edge pressure before making forest-core claims · Connect with abundance, disease, diet, and native-bird overlap data

Monitoring

Track occurrence, abundance, habitat condition, breeding or seasonal use, and significant threats.

Data gaps

Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing

Introduced Established Lowland Common

Seasonal description

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.

Sources and further reading

• https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/bird/common-myna/
• https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/birding_hotspot/pihea-trail/
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-023-00621-w
• https://westernfieldornithologists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hawaiian_Islands_Bird_Checklist-Jan-2019.pdf
• https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/SEHIlist.htm

Explore field guides

• Kauaʻi Birds