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Lifespan

Lifespan

Around 15-20 years

Diet

Diet

Fruit, nectar, insects

Habitat

Habitat

Cultivated lands and pastures in lowlands

Now confined to mangroves

Range

Range

Endemic to Java, Indonesia

Introduced in Singapore

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The black-winged mynas

Melancholic melody

Melancholic melody

The black-winged mynas are thought be monogamous – pairs duet during the mating season in from March to May before laying a clutch of 3–4 sky-blue coloured eggs. Their melodious song, along with their lively temperament and striking plumage make them highly-prized in the cage bird trade. Formerly widespread throughout the island of Java, there are now fewer than fifty mature individuals left in the wild. The last few appear restricted to mangrove areas, where they are presumably harder to trap as compared to the cultivated fields and pastures they formerly flocked to.
Sold for a song

Sold for a song

The swift decline of this once ubiquitous species in slightly over a decade is strikingly similar to that of its close relative, the Bali myna. The two species sport the same snow-white plumage and it is thought that the black-winged myna’s burst in popularity was in large part due to the fact that it was sold as a replacement species for the increasingly rare and expensive Bali myna. Though protected under Indonesian law, both myna species continue to be illegally taken from the forests and sold openly in bird markets. Their extreme rarity only made them more desirable in the eyes of buyers.

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Keeping safe

Keeping safe

We support the work of the Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre (CCBC) in breeding chicks of the black-winged myna for reintroduction to the wild.

We sponsored the construction of a new facility block in CCBC with naturalistic breeding cages equipped with enhanced security features like CCTV to deter poachers.

Besides the breed-and-release programme, CCBC also partners the community to protect these birds. In Jurong Bird Park, we are actively breeding the black-winged myna. Ultimately, the goal is to bring the bird back to safe habitats in their natural range.

The IUCN Status

CR

Critically Endangered

At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.

DD

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

Least Concern

At relatively low risk of extinction

NT

Near Threatened

Likely to become vulnerable in the near future

VU

Vulnerable

At high risk of extinction in the wild

EN

Endangered

At very high risk of extinction in the wild

CR

Critically Endangered

At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

EW

Extinct in the Wild

Survives only in captivity

EX

Extinct

No surviving individuals in the wild or in captivity

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