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Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
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About the Common Hill Myna
The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is a species of starling found in the hills of South 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 Nias hill myna (G. robusta) are also widely accepted as specifically distinct, and many authors favor treating the southern hill myna (G. indica) from the Nilgiris and elsewhere in the Western Ghats of India as a separate species. The common hill myna is a popular talking bird. Its specific name religiosa may allude to the practice of teaching mynas to repeat sacred prayers. The common hill myna is one of the most commonly spotted birds in Asian aviculture.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Gracula religiosa
- Family
- Starlings
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the starlings family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
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