The Siamese pied myna (''Gracupica floweri'') is a species of
starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
to
Thailand,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
, and
Cambodia. It previously was considered a subspecies of the
pied myna Pied myna has been split into three species:
* Indian pied myna, ''Gracupica contra''
* Siamese pied myna, ''Gracupica floweri''
* Javan pied myna
The Javan pied myna (''Gracupica jalla'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its ...
, which has now been split into three species.
It can be distinguished from the
Indian pied myna (''G. contra'') and
Javan pied myna
The Javan pied myna (''Gracupica jalla'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its Indonesian name is . Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It was found in most of Java and Bali (but has been potentially extirpated ...
(''G. jalla'') by more extensive white streaking on its forehead from both and a wider extent of bare red-orange facial skin around the eye compared to ''G. contra'', but much less compared to ''G. jalla''.
References
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Siamese pied myna
The Siamese pied myna (''Gracupica floweri'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered ...
Siamese pied myna
The Siamese pied myna (''Gracupica floweri'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered ...
Birds of South China
Birds of Southeast Asia
Siamese pied myna
The Siamese pied myna (''Gracupica floweri'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered ...
Siamese pied myna
The Siamese pied myna (''Gracupica floweri'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered ...