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Acridotheres
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Acridotheres is a genus of birds within the family Sturnidae. It belongs to the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Vieillot in 1816 and holds an accepted status. Common names for this group include Myna, Mainat, Mainos, and นกเอี้ยง.
Records associated with this genus have been documented in Thailand, China, the United States, Malaysia, and Indonesia. These records are held by institutions such as CUMV, UTEP, CLO, NMV, and UMZC. The taxon has been referenced by 423 other encyclopedia articles.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae
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- Specimen records
- 24
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- 3
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Collections
- CUMV, UTEP, CLO, NMV, UMZC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Thailand, China, United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia
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- นกเอี้ยง
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Acridotheres is a genus of starlings, the "typical" mynas, which are tropical members of the family Sturnidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Acridotheres was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot. The type species was subsequently designated as Paradisea tristis Linnaeus, the common myna. The name Acridotheres combines the Ancient Greek akridos meaning "locust" with -thēras meaning "-hunter".
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