Mynas spotted regularly riding trains in Sydney
Two common mynas were spotted on a suburban train on Sydney’s North Shore line. According to a train employee, the birds travel every day between Lindfield and Artarmon stations and then return. Such a trip takes about seven to 10 minutes.
The video of the birds was published by Jackie Dent, a producer of the 702 ABC Sydney Drive program. On Sunday morning, she boarded a train at Roseville station and saw two mynas on the upper level of the carriage. According to her, they sat calmly on the backs of seats and did not fly around the carriage.
Train employee called the birds “regular passengers”
At Chatswood station, Dent approached a train employee because she believed the birds might have become trapped in the carriage. The employee replied that the mynas were not trapped but were “regular passengers” who use this route on their own.
As ABC News Australia reports, railway workers suggest that the birds may identify the correct stop by announcements or light signals. Jackie Dent’s video on social media has received more than 4.6 million views.
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Other passengers shared similar stories
In the comments, users shared other cases of birds using trains. In particular, a former employee of a transport interchange in Newcastle said he had seen birds enter carriages, find food and leave after an audible signal.
Dent also filmed a pigeon entering and leaving a Sydney train. The train employee also told her about other birds seen on trains between North Sydney and Milsons Point. She also mentioned a bird named Archie, which had been a regular resident of North Sydney until its death.
Mynas adapt well to cities
BirdLife Australia representative Sean Dooley initially thought the video had been created using artificial intelligence. He noted that common mynas have adapted well to living alongside people in Asia and in other regions where they have been introduced. At the same time, he said, these birds can displace native parrots from nesting hollows and kill their chicks to take over nesting space.
