Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Matthew Maran / Indian rhinoceros {Rhinoceros unicornis} with Mynahs {Acridotheres sp} perched along its back, Kaziranga NP, Asam, India

Oscar Dewhurst / Bonnet macaque (Acridotheres tristis) infant eating biscuits provided by humans. Hampi, Karnataka, India.

Oscar Dewhurst / Bonnet macaque (Acridotheres tristis) walking along wall of temple. Hampi, Karnataka, India.

David Tipling / Long-tailed myna (Mino kreffti) perched in tree. Vella Lavella, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

Andy Rouse / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis). Ranthambhore National Park, India

Robin Chittenden / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) feeding on insects on Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) feeding on insects on Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Sri Lanka.

Patricio Robles Gil / Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) male with Jungle myna (Acridotheres fusses) on its back. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Patricio Robles Gil / Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) male with Jungle myna (Acridotheres fusses) on its back. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Patricio Robles Gil / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) with Jungle myna (Acridotheres fusses) Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Ernie Janes / Rothschild's mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi) portrait, captive. Critically endangered species, endemic to Bali.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Hill myna (Gracula religiosa), caught in the wild, for sale at a truckstop, Shaanxi, China.

Felis Images / Lesser hill myna (Gracula indica) singing on branch, Kerala, India. Small repro only.

Felis Images / Blyth's starling (Sturnia malabarica blythii) perched on branch, Kerala, India.

Ernie Janes / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) Melbourne, Australia. Introduced species.

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) pair courting, Israel

Mathias Putze/ BIA / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) feeding on ticks attached to Domestic Goat (Capra hircus), Kaziranga National Park, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / House sparrows (Passer domesticus) large flock perched on wires with a single Common myna, Oman, December

Brent Stephenson / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) calling, perched on tree branch, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September. Introduced species.

Cyril Ruoso / Common myna (Acridottheres tristis), fight between pairs, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) in flight, India, January.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) adult and juvenile, Oman, April.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) feeding on grasshopper, Oman, April.

Simon Bennett / White-vented Myna (Acridotheres grandis), Thailand

Roland Seitre / Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) Hong Kong Gardens, Town centre aviary. Captive, occurs in Asia.

Roland Seitre / Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) Captive, occurs in Asia.

Axel Gomille / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) with Jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) riding on its back, Kaziranga National Park, India.

Loic Poidevin / Asian pied starling (Sturnus contra) on the ground. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Markus Varesvuo / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in flight, Oman, November

Markus Varesvuo / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) perched on grass, Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in flight, Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in flight, Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in flight, Oman, March, digitally manipulated

Markus Varesvuo / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in flight, Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) perched on ground, Oman, March

Dong Lei / Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus) Simao Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Roland Seitre / Gold-crested mynah (Ampeliceps coronatus) in tree, captive. Native to South East Asia.

Roland Seitre / Gold-crested mynah (Ampeliceps coronatus) captive at Edward Youde Aviary, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong. Native to South East Asia.

Brent Stephenson / Adult Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in fresh plumage, perched amongst the branches of a tree. Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September. Introduced species in New Zealand.

Roland Seitre / Celebes king starling (Basilornis celebensis) captive. Endemic to Indonesia.

Roland Seitre / Celebes king starling (Basilornis celebensis) captive. Endemic to Indonesia.

David Pattyn / Brahminy starling / Brahminy myna (Sturnus pagodarum) perched in a tree. Keoladeo Ghana national park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Simon Bennett / White-vented Myna (Acridotheres grandis), Thailand

Satyendra Sharma / Pied Myna (Gracupica contra), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Satyendra Sharma / Pied Myna (Gracupica contra), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Christine Jung / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Sohar, Oman

Konrad Wothe / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Morondava, Madagascar, Africa

Cyril Ruoso / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) fight between two couples, introduced species, southern Madagascar

Cyril Ruoso / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) fight between two couples, introduced species, southern Madagascar

Brent Stephenson / Common or Indian Mynah / Myna (Acridotheres tristis) perched on a railing. Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Thomas Marent / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) calling, Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Malaysia

Andrew Walmsley / Adult Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) singing, Botanic gardens, Sydney, Australia

Andrew Walmsley / Common / Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis) Sydney Botanic gardens, Australia, August

Patricio Robles Gil / Black headed starling / myna {Sturnus pagodarum} pair at nest hole, India

Rod Williams / Sulawesi myna {Basilornis celebensis} male, captive, from Borneo

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) feeding on papaya, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) feeding on papaya, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) with papaya, Havelock Island, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Jungle mynah {Acridotheres fuscus} portrait, Tamil Nadu, India

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. August 1997

Bernard Castelein / Black headed starling / Brahminy myna (Sturnus pagodarum) perched on log, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Pete Oxford / Brahminy Myna / Black headed starling {Sturnus pagodarum} Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, India.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Finch-billed Mynah (Scissirostrum dubium) nest colony in tree, Tangkoko-Dua Saudara Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Patricio Robles Gil / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) female resting with three Common Mynas (Acridotheres tristis) perching on head and back, Ranthambore National Park, India

Patricio Robles Gil / Indian sambar {Cervus unicolor} with Myna birds {Acridotheres tristis} on its back, India

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) pair courting, Israel

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Tenggara hill mynas (Gracula venerata) looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan pied myna (Gracupica jalla) looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Critically endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Tenggara hill myna (Gracula venerata) vocalising. In the background, another Myna is looking. Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Nias hill myna (Gracula robusta) looking around with its beak open, before hopping forward, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Critically endangered. Controlled conditions.

Ashok Jain / Two Indian pied mynas (Sturnus contra) feeding on millet on stone wall along the shore of Yamuna River, Delhi, India.

Ashok Jain / Indian pied myna (Sturnus contra) feeding on millet on stone wall along the shore of Yamuna River, Delhi, India.

Ripan Biswas / Volunteers from the Human & Environmental Alliance League (HEAL) cutting free an Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) entangled in net, Murshidabad, West Bengal. December, 2022. Bird Photographer of...

Tom Vierus / Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) feeding in a meadow. A small flock of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) fly into the frame, an invasive species in Fiji. Momi Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in southern Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in southern Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in southern Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Gray-backed myna (Acridotheres tricolor) portrait, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore. Captive, occurs in Java. Critically endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus) portrait, Zoo Negara, Malaysia. Captive, occurs in Asia and Indonesia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus) portrait, Zoo Negara, Malaysia. Captive, occurs in Asia and Indonesia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in South Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in South Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in China and Southeast Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in China and Southeast Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Pale-bellied myna (Acridotheres cinereus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in Sulawesi.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Pale-bellied myna (Acridotheres cinereus) portrait, Plzen Zoo, Czech Republic. Captive, occurs in Sulawesi.

Roger Powell / Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) perched on fence, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Beit She'an, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.

Roland Seitre / Common mynah (Acridotheres tristis) perched on a rock, Hononaunau National historical park, Big Island, Hawaii.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) portrait, looking around with beak open, Talarak Foundation. Captive.