Pied Myna

Gracupica contra - Étourneau pie

Étourneau pie
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Sturnidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gracupica

  • Species
    :

    contra

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 22 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 72 à 82 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

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adult
Étourneau pie
adult

Pied Myna (Gracupica contra) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Gracupica contra contra (e Pakistan, n and c India, s Nepal and Bangladesh)
  • Gracupica contra sordida (e Assam. ne India.)
  • Gracupica contra superciliaris (Manipur. ne India. , n, c and se Myanmar and sw China)
  • Gracupica contra floweri (s and e Myanmar and s China to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia)
  • Gracupica contra jalla (Sumatra, Java and Bali)

Foreign names

  • Étourneau pie,
  • Estornino pío común,
  • Elsterstar,
  • szarkaseregély,
  • Eksterspreeuw,
  • Storno bianconero asiatico,
  • svartvit stare,
  • Svartstrupestær,
  • škorec strakatý,
  • špaček indomalaský,
  • Skadestær,
  • kyläkottarainen,
  • estornell contra,
  • szpak srokaty,
  • Пегий скворец,
  • Jalak suren,
  • ホオジロムクドリ,
  • 斑椋鸟,
  • นกเอี้ยงด่าง,
  • 斑椋鳥,

Voice song and cries

Étourneau pie

Habitat

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Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 08-08-2010
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