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The Indian pied myna was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Sturnus contra. [2] Linnaeus based his description on the "Contra, from Bengall" that had been described and illustrated in 1738 by Eleazar Albin and the "Black and White Indian Starling ...
A 2021 study found that G. contra represents a species complex of 3 distinct species formerly thought to be subspecies of G. contra: the Indian pied myna (G. contra sensu stricto) from most of the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, and Yunnan in China; the Siamese pied myna (G. floweri) from Thailand and Cambodia, and the possibly extinct in the wild Javan pied myna (G. jalla), historically known ...
The pied starling usually nests in tunnels in river banks, but will use holes in buildings, straw bales or natural tree holes. [6] There is a record of a nest being constructed in a wrecked ship 200 m (660 ft) from the shore. [ 7 ]
Javan pied myna, Gracupica jalla Index of animals with the same common name This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
Mynas are not a natural group; [1] instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the ...
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European starling, Sturnus vulgaris; Rosy starling, Pastor roseus (A) Daurian starling, Agropsar sturninus (A) Indian pied starling, Gracupica contra; Brahminy starling, Sturnia pagodarum; Chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnia malabarica; Common myna, Acridotheres tristis; Bank myna, Acridotheres ginginianus; Jungle myna, Acridotheres fuscus