Avibase: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus (Crested Myna (formosanus))

Crested Myna (formosanus)

Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus (Hartert, EJO 1912)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Acridotheres
Scientific:
  Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus

Original description

Citation:
(Hartert, EJO 1912)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 31 p.14

Protonym:
Aethiopsar cristatellus formosanus

Type locality:
Bankoro, central Formosa.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/177775#page/38/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8D38BC493676E408

Avibase ID:
avibase-8D38BC49

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8D38BC49

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917423

Geographic range:

Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus: Taiwan

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Crested Myna (formosanus)
French:
Martin huppé (formosanus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crested Myna (formosanus) ( Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
Avilist 2025: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
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Clements, version 2025: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
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Clements, version 2015: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
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Clements, version 2018: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Acridotheres cristatellus

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