Acridotheres ginginianus

Basic information
Scientific name	Acridotheres ginginianus	(No picture)
Common names	Bank myna
Higher taxon	Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	Pakistan, India, Nepal
Habitat	Farm area, urban area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There are records of breeding in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefs. No breeding have been observed since 1990s.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Observed in 1961 to 1981 in Kanto District.
Route	Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal.
Impact	Potentially: Damage on agriculture in native range.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait

Reference

Notes

Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Eguchi & Fujimaki (eds) (2000) Check-List of Japanese Birds Sixth Revised Edition. The Ornithological Society of Japan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Feare et al. (1998) Starlings & Mynas. Christopher Helm, London.
Higuchi et al. (eds) (1997) The Encyclopedia of Animals in Japan 4 Birds II. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-15) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
etc.