Gracula religiosa (Common Hill Myna)

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, C 1758

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

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Gracula
Scientific:
  Gracula religiosa

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.108

Protonym:
Gracula religiosa

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727013

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B2741AD0123E300B

Avibase ID:
avibase-B2741AD0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B2741AD0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179652

Geographic range:

Gracula religiosa religiosa: Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, Java, Bali, and Borneo
Gracula religiosa miotera: Simeulue (off the west coast of Sumatra); probably extinct in the wild
Gracula religiosa batuensis: Batu and Mentawi islands (off nw Sumatra)
Gracula religiosa palawanensis: Palawan (sw Philippines)
Gracula religiosa intermedia: N India to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and s China
Gracula religiosa peninsularis: NE peninsular India
Gracula religiosa andamanensis: Andaman and Nicobar islands
Gracula religiosa enganensis: Enggano I. (off s Sumatra)
Gracula religiosa robusta: Nias, Pulan, Babi, Tuangku and Bangkaru islands (off Sumatra)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Common Hill Myna
Catalan:
Minà indi
Czech:
loskuták posvátný
Danish:
Beo
German:
Bergbeo
Spanish:
Miná religioso
Finnish:
pyhämaina
French:
Mainate religieux
Hungarian:
beó
Italian:
Gracula religiosa comune
Japanese (romaji):
kyuukanchou
Japanese:
キュウカンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Javinė šventoji maina
Dutch:
Heilige Beo
Norwegian:
Beostær
Polish:
gwarek czczony
Portuguese:
Mainá-de-java
Russian:
Священная майна
Slovak:
beo posvätný
Swedish:
Beostare
Ukrainian:
Бео священний
Chinese:
鹩哥
Chinese (Traditional):
鷯哥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 1]
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])
Clements, version 2022: Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Hill Myna ( Gracula religiosa) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Gracula [religiosa, venerata or indica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: পাতি ময়না
Catalan: Minà indi
Cebuano: kiyaw
Czech: loskuták posvátný
Danish: Beo
German: Bergbeo
English: Common Hill Myna, Common Hill Myna (Common), Common or Enggano Hill Myna [excl. venerata]
Esperanto: Komuna montominao
Spanish: Miná religioso
Estonian: suurmaina
Finnish: pyhämaina
French: Mainate religieux, Mainate religieux ou M. d'Enggano [excl. venerata]
Hungarian: beó
Indonesian: Tiong Emas
Italian: Gracula religiosa comune
Japanese (romaji): kyuukanchou
Japanese: キュウカンチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 九官鳥
Scientific: Gracula [religiosa or enganensis, excl. venerata], Gracula religiosa, Gracula religiosa [religiosa Group], Gracula religiosa religiosa
Lithuanian: Javinė šventoji maina
Malayalam: കാട്ടുമൈന
Malay: Tiong Emas
Nepali: मदनसारिका मैना
Dutch: Heilige Beo
Norwegian: Beostær
Polish: gwarek czczony
Pinyin: liáo-gē
Portuguese: Mainá-de-java
Russian: Священная майна
Slovak: beo posvätný
Slovenian: Hribovske majne
Swedish: Beostare
Tamil: மலை மைனா
Thai: นกขุนทอง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰŭn-tʰoaaŋ
Turkish: Mino
Ukrainian: Бео священний
Vietnamese: Chim Nhồng
Chinese: 鹩哥
Chinese (Traditional): 鷯哥