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Gracupica contra Asian Pied Starling.jpg

Gracupica contra  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asian Pied Starling

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Gracupica
Species: contra

  • Common names: Asian Pied Starling, Pied Myna
  • Thai names: นกเอี้ยงด่าง
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Gracupica contra contra: N and central India
    Gracupica contra sordida: N Assam
    Gracupica contra superciliaris: Manipur and Myanmar south to Tenasserim
    Gracupica contra floweri: S Myanmar to Thailand and Laos
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population increasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Bangkok
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Gracupica contra from Thailand.
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Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra (Linnaeus, 1758) Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand February
Gracupica contra Asian Pied Starling Lumpini Park Bangkok May 2018.jpg
Gracupica contra, Asian Pied Starling, Lumpini Park Bangkok, May 2018

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 27 September 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2017. Gracupica contra (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103890729A118852226. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103890729A118852226.en. Downloaded on 27 September 2020.
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​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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