Common Myna

Common Myna standing on the curb next to the grass. Another Common Myna is in the background.
Common Myna, Kuli’ou’ou Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, January 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis). This was one of the most common birds we saw on our visit to Oahu, Hawaii. An interesting feature of these birds which may be difficult to see in the images for the web is the sparkles in the eyes. They are very obvious in the full-sized images.

A puffed-up Common Myna on the around among others of its species and two species of dove.
Common Myna, Kuli’ou’ou Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, January 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-6400; f/10; 1/400 sec.
Common Myna flying from one location to another with a building wall in the background.
Common Myna, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, January 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Common Myna perched on a high tension wire.
Common Myna, Diamond Head, Honolulu, HI, January 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Myna facing the camera while perched on a concrete birdbath.
Common Myna, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI, January 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Myna profile view. There is a wire fence in the background and some leaves blocking the view of its perch.
Common Myna, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI, January 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-5000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Myna walking on the ground and seemingly yelling at a dead leaf.
Common Myna, Dole Plantation, Wahiawa, HI February 1, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Common Myna standing in a field.
Common Myna, Kapiolani Regional Park, Honolulu, HI February 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias
Two Common Myna laying down in the grass next to a rocky edge of a park water feature.
Common Myna, Kapiolani Regional Park, Honolulu, HI February 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/1600 sec. -0.7 exposure bias
Two Common Myna, one laying on the ground and the other standing behind it a short distance away. There are two tall blades of grass between the two birds.
Common Myna, Kapiolani Regional Park, Honolulu, HI February 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/1600 sec. -0.7 exposure bias