The common hill myna, sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly seen in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the starling family (Sturnidae), resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The Sri Lanka hill myna, a former subspecies of G. religiosa, is now generally accepted as a separate species G. ptilogenys. The Enggano hill myna and Nias hill myna are also widely accepted as specifically distinct, and many authors favor treating the southern hill myna from the Nilgiris and elsewhere in the Western Ghats of India as a separate species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.108
Protonym:
Gracula religiosa
Avibase ID:
B2741AD0123E300B
Avibase ID:
avibase-B2741AD0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B2741AD0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179652
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common or Enggano Hill Myna [excl. venerata] ( Gracula [religiosa or enganensis, excl. venerata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common or Enggano Hill Myna [excl. venerata] ( Gracula [religiosa or enganensis, excl. venerata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common or Enggano Hill Myna [excl. venerata] ( Gracula [religiosa or enganensis, excl. venerata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common or Enggano Hill Myna [excl. venerata] ( Gracula [religiosa or enganensis, excl. venerata]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Gracula [religiosa, indica, robusta or enganensis]
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