NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pale-bellied Myna
Acridotheres cinereus Bonaparte, 1850
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pale-bellied myna (Acridotheres cinereus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the southwestern peninsula of Sulawesi (south from Ranteapo), Indonesia. It has been introduced to Tawau, Sabah (Borneo).
Wikipedia contributors, Pale-bellied myna; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:35:38.061126+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acridotheres cinereus Bonaparte, 1850
- Name authority
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Common name
- Pale-bellied Myna
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Acridotheres
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusAcridotheres Vieillot, 1816
- speciesAcridotheres cinereus Bonaparte, 1850
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acridotheres. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctus Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burmese MynaAcridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great MynaAcridotheres grandis F. Moore, 1858 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bonaparte, & Carolo Luciano. (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium, Vol. 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:9KHL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.