The Siamese pied myna is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered a subspecies of the pied myna, which has now been split into three species. It can be distinguished from the Indian pied myna and Javan pied myna by more extensive white streaking on its forehead from both and a wider extent of bare red-orange facial skin around the eye compared to G. contra, but much less compared to G. jalla. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1897)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
7 p.17
Protonym:
Sturnopastor floweri
Type locality:
Pachim [= Pachinburi (= Prachin Buri) and Tahkamen (= Ban Prachantakhan), Prachin Buri Province, central Thailand]. (In error, restricted to Bangkok by Baker (1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 27, p. 702).)
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/455/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
0F5360B97439A344
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F5360B9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F5360B9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917436
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Sturnus contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Sturnus contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Asian Pied Starling (floweri) ( Gracupica contra floweri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Thai Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Thai Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Thai Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Siamese Pied Starling ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Siamese Pied Myna ( Gracupica floweri) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sturnus contra floweri [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gracupica contra floweri [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gracupica [contra or floweri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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