The golden myna (Mino anais) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Lesson named this bird after his daughter Anaïs who died when she was eleven years old.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Mino |
| Species: | M. anais
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| Mino anais | |
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References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Mino anais". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710952A132091322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710952A132091322.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Lesson, RP, 1839. Sericulus Anaïs (protonym). Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne, 2, p. 44. BHL
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