Acridotheres fuscus

Basic information
Scientific name	Acridotheres fuscus	(No picture)
Common names	Jungle myna, Buffalo myna
Higher taxon	Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	Pakistan, India, Myanmar to Malay Peninsula.
Habitat	Farm area, urban area,

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There is a record of breeding in Tokyo. No breeding has been observed since 1990s.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Unknown.
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	Taiwan, Matsu Is., Java, Bali, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, etc.

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.
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/