What does the Indian Myna eat?

The Indian Myna's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Omnivore

How it forages

Highly opportunistic omnivores. Their diet includes a wide variety of insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, caterpillars), other invertebrates (earthworms, spiders), fruits, berries, seeds, nectar, discarded human food, and occasionally small vertebrates like lizards, eggs, and nestlings of other birds. They forage on the ground, in trees, and around human settlements.

When it feeds

Diurnal, most active during the day, especially in the morning and late afternoon.

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