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Common myna, an Uncommon card
The common myna or Indian myna, sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Ranked #1,625 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Common myna quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Common myna card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An ______ open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.
Answer
omnivorous. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments. From the Common myna article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in ____.
Answer
2000s. In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in 2008. From the Common myna article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.
- The range of the common myna is increasing at such a rapid rate that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission declared it one of the world's most invasive species and one of only three birds listed among "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species" that pose a threat to biodiversity, agriculture and human interests.
- In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in 2008.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Common myna article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Common myna (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gerrie van Vuuren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
