The family group of Columbidae covers birds like Pigeon & Doves, this group has 310 birds world wide of which 30 of them are residents in South east Asia.

Then from that figure of the birds resident in South East Asia, I have weed out only the Doves which were reported as sighted in Malaysia before and it is summarized as the list below

The common name of the bird is Myna. Spelled often with a "h" as Myna, is a bird from the Starling Family -Sturnidae. The term "Myna" is used widely for any bird that looks like Starling, irrespective whether they are from the same family or not. Mynas are fair size birds passerines with strong feet, powerful flier and direct to their destination. Most species are gregarious and generally an open country bird in dark color and often with a tinge of brown.

Worldwide there are 114 species and in south east Asia, there are 23 species. Found naturally in south and eastern Asia and in many countries as introduced species. The Common Myna with its habits and breeding rate is often regarded as a invasive species.

The topic of Myna cannot be complete without the mention of "Soft-billed" birds. No! nothing to do with soft or hooked bills that the caged birds have. Soft-billed is a loose term used by pet lovers and is synonymous with the soft diet the birds are are fed on. Irrespective of whether the birds is Frugivorous, carnivorous or Insectivorous.

The Hill Myna excel in this area for their excellent talking ability, but in general the Mynah Bird was once one of the most commonly kept softbills, but for some reason have lately become increasingly hard to find. Beside the Hill Myna who has the extraordinary ability to mimic, the rest of the Myna are no song bird. Their calls coarse but loud.

The Mynas could be divided into 3 types.

1. Those seen in the forested areas - Jungle and Hill Mynas - as their common names imply

2. The "true" Mynas, as seen in urban places - as in White-vented Myna, Crested & Javan Myna

3. Those named as Starlings - as Vinous-breasted Starling, Asian-pied Starling etc.

This page is devoted to the 5 birds seen in Malaysia and named as Mynas

 Common Myna

Jungle Myna

Javan Myna

White-vented  Myna