It is estimated that less than 500 black-winged mynas remain in the wild. Only 20 years ago these species were not considered globally threatened but high levels of trapping from the wild for the largely domestic cage bird trade has brought all three species to the brink of extinction. tertius), three species of Critically Endangered songbirds endemic to Indonesia. This includes the black-winged mynas ( Acridotheres melanopterus, A. Indeed some bird species are now more common in captive private hands than they are in the wild. The illegal cage bird trade is increasingly recognised as a major impediment to the survival of a large number of songbirds.
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