Gracupica contra  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asian Pied Starling

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

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• 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: 

Image locations

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Images of Gracupica contra from Thailand.

Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra (Linnaeus, 1758) Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand February

Gracupica contra, Asian Pied Starling, Lumpini Park Bangkok, May 2018

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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.