Common Myna vs Great Tit
Acridotheres tristis comparado com Parus major
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Common Myna | Great Tit |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Acridotheres tristis | Parus major |
| Ordem | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Família | Sturnidae | Paridae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | 25,0 cm (9.8 in) | 14,0 cm (5.5 in) |
| Envergadura | 38,0 cm (15.0 in) | 24,0 cm (9.4 in) |
| Peso | 120,0 g (4.23 oz) | 18,0 g (0.63 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivorous — insects, fruit, grain, and kitchen scraps. Bold and opportunistic around human settlements. | Insects and spiders in summer, seeds and nuts in winter. A frequent and dominant visitor … |
| Tamanho da postura | 2-6 | 3-18 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Common Myna
Urban areas, farmland, and open woodland. Closely associated with humans and one of the most successful avian urban colonizers.
Great Tit
Deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, gardens, and hedgerows. Readily uses nest boxes. Highly adaptable to human environments.
Song & Call Comparison
Common Myna
A noisy, cackling chatter and melodious whistling mixed together. An accomplished mimic of other birds and sounds. Gives repeated 'mee-ow' and harsh 'quarr' alarm calls.
Great Tit
A repetitive, teacher-teacher 'tee-cher, tee-cher, tee-cher'. Also gives ringing 'pink-pink' alarm. Highly versatile singer; over 40 song variants recorded from a single male.
Geographic Range & Migration
Common Myna
Native to South and Southeast Asia. Introduced and invasive in Australia, South Africa, Middle East, and many Pacific islands.
Great Tit
Widespread across Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan, and south to North Africa and Southeast Asia.
Estado de conservação
Common Myna
Great Tit
How to Tell Them Apart
Common Myna
Brown body with a glossy black hood, yellow bill, and bare yellow skin behind the eye. White wing patches conspicuous in flight. Yellow legs.
Strong, slightly curved yellow bill
Great Tit
Blue-black head with white cheeks. Olive-green back, yellow underparts with a broad black central stripe. White wing bar and blue-grey tail.
Short, stout, dark bill
About These Birds
Common Myna
Maina-comum (Acridotheres tristis) — 23-26 cm. Pássaro da família dos estorninhos originário do sul da Ásia, introduzido em numerosas regiões tropicais onde se tornou espécie invasora problemática. Plumagem castanho-escura com cabeça negra e marcas brancas nas asas. Vocaliza com grande variedade de sons. Onívoro oportunista extremamente adaptável.
Great Tit
The great tit is the largest European tit and one of the most studied wild birds in the world. Research at Wytham Woods in Oxford has monitored great tit populations since the 1940s, contributing enormously to ecology and evolution. These innovative birds famously learned to open milk bottle tops in 20th-century Britain.