{"title":"Status of the common myna Acridotheres tristis Linnaeus, 1766 in Turkey","authors":"E. Per","doi":"10.32800/abc.2022.45.0079","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The common myna, a species native to central and southern Asia, has been introduced to many countries through the pet trade. The aim of this study was to determine the status of this myna in Turkey. We created a database of sightings of the species in Turkey. The total breeding population of myna birds is estimated to have reached 132–172 pairs. It was reported to have escaped from cages in 11 provinces and populations have become established in urban areas in three provinces. The pet trade has been the main pathway for the introduction of the species. The impact of the myna bird in Turkey remains unclear.","PeriodicalId":49107,"journal":{"name":"Animal Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Animal Biodiversity and Conservation","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2022.45.0079","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The common myna, a species native to central and southern Asia, has been introduced to many countries through the pet trade. The aim of this study was to determine the status of this myna in Turkey. We created a database of sightings of the species in Turkey. The total breeding population of myna birds is estimated to have reached 132–172 pairs. It was reported to have escaped from cages in 11 provinces and populations have become established in urban areas in three provinces. The pet trade has been the main pathway for the introduction of the species. The impact of the myna bird in Turkey remains unclear.
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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation (antes Miscel·lània Zoològica) es una revista interdisciplinar, publicada desde 1958 por el Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Incluye artículos de investigación empírica y teórica en todas las áreas de la zoología (sistemática, taxonomía, morfología, biogeografía, ecología, etología, fisiología y genética) procedentes de todas las regiones del mundo. La revista presta especial interés a los estudios que planteen un problema nuevo o introduzcan un tema nuevo, con hipòtesis y prediccions claras, y a los trabajos que de una manera u otra tengan relevancia en la biología de la conservación. No se publicaran artículos puramente descriptivos, o artículos faunísticos o corológicos en los que se describa la distribución en el espacio o en el tiempo de los organismes zoológicos.