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The Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are usually found in small groups mainly on the plains and low foothills. They are often seen within cities and villages although they are not as bold as the Common Myna. They produce a range of calls made up of liquid notes. Several slight plumage variations exist in the populations and about five subspecies are named. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Gracupica
Scientific:
Gracupica contra
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.167
Protonym:
Sturnus contra
Avibase ID:
375766BCC58252B3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/375766BC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915879
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Étourneau pie ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Étourneau pie ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Asian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pied Myna ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pied Myna ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pied Myna ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pied Myna ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Sturnus contra [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Sturnus contra [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Sturnus contra [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Asian Pied Starling ( Sturnus contra) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sturnus contra [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gracupica contra [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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