Siamese pied myna explained

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 a subspecies of the pied myna, which has now been split into three species.[1] It can be distinguished from the Indian pied myna (G. contra) and Javan pied myna (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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 28 May 2021. en-US.
  2. Baveja. Pratibha. Garg. Kritika M.. Chattopadhyay. Balaji. Sadanandan. Keren R.. Prawiradilaga. Dewi M.. Yuda. Pramana. Lee. Jessica G. H.. Rheindt. Frank E.. 2021. Using historical genome-wide DNA to unravel the confused taxonomy in a songbird lineage that is extinct in the wild. Evolutionary Applications. en. 14. 3. 698–709. 10.1111/eva.13149. 1752-4571. 7980273. 33767745. free.