Indian Pied Myna
Gracupica contra (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The Indian pied myna is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent. It is usually found in small groups mainly on the plains and low foothills. It is often seen within cities and villages although it is not as bold as the common myna. It produces a range of calls made up of liquid notes. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Gracupica
Scientific:
Gracupica contra
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.167
Protonym:
Sturnus contra
Type locality:
India, restricted to Calcutta by Baker, 1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 27, p. 702.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/186/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4913F8380FC4DE2C
Avibase ID:
avibase-4913F838
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4913F838
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915879
Geographic range:
- Gracupica contra contra: northern and central India
- Gracupica contra sordida: northern Assam
- Gracupica contra superciliaris: Manipur and Myanmar southward to Tenasserim
Indian Pied Myna
Catalan:
estornell contra
Czech:
špaček indomalajský
Danish:
Skadestær
German:
Elsterstar
Spanish:
Estornino pío común
Finnish:
kyläkottarainen
French:
Étourneau pie
Croatian:
crnoprsi čvorak
Hungarian:
szarkaseregély
Italian:
Storno bianconero asiatico
Japanese:
ホオジロムクドリ
Lithuanian:
juodbaltis varnėnas
Dutch:
Indiase Eksterspreeuw
Norwegian:
Svartstrupestær
Polish:
szpak srokaty
Portuguese:
estorninho-alvinegro-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-indiano
Russian:
Пегий скворец
Slovak:
škorec strakatý
Serbian:
Azijski svrakasti čvorak
Swedish:
svartvit stare
Ukrainian:
шпак строкатий
Chinese:
斑椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
斑椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Indian Pied Starling ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Indian Pied Myna ( Gracupica contra) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gracupica [contra or floweri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: estornell contra
Czech: špaček indomalajský
Danish: Skadestær
German: Elsterstar
English: Asian Pied Starling [contra, sordida or superciliaris], Indian Pied Myna, Indian Pied Starling
Esperanto: Ringokula sturno
Spanish: Estornino pío común
Estonian: pugal-kuldnokk
Finnish: kyläkottarainen
French: Étourneau pie, Étourneau pie (contra), Étourneau pie [contra, sordida or superciliaris], Étourneau pie [contra, sordida ou superciliaris]
Croatian: crnoprsi čvorak
Hungarian: szarkaseregély
Indonesian: Jalak suren
Italian: Storno bianconero asiatico
Japanese: ホオジロムクドリ
Scientific: Gracupica contra, Gracupica contra [contra, sordida or superciliaris], Gracupica contra contra, Sturnus contra
Lithuanian: juodbaltis varnėnas
Dutch: Eksterspreeuw, Indiase Eksterspreeuw
Norwegian: Svartstrupestær
Polish: szpak srokaty
Portuguese: estorninho-alvinegro-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-indiano
Russian: Пегий скворец
Slovak: škorec strakatý
Serbian: Azijski svrakasti čvorak
Swedish: svartvit stare
Thai: นกเอี้ยงด่าง
Turkish: Alaca Sığırcık
Ukrainian: шпак строкатий
Chinese: 斑椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 斑椋鳥
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