About the Southern Hill Myna
The southern hill myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident of the forested regions of south India and Sri Lanka. This species moves around in flocks in the forest, and members of a flock keep in contact with a wide range of vocalizations.
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The southern hill myna has a shiny black plumage. It generally measures about twenty centimeters. It can live between 15 and 30 years. The legs are yellow, the beak is bright orange at the base and yellow at the tip. It has white spots on the primary remiges. Like other species of hill myna, the southern hill myna has yellow wattles on the head.
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Where the Southern Hill Myna lives
When to see the Southern Hill Myna
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaThis is a stocky jet-black myna, with bright orange-yellow patches of naked skin and fleshy wattles on the side of its head and nape.
Sri Lanka Hill MynaGracula ptilogenysThe Sri Lanka hill myna or Ceylon myna is a myna, a member of the starling family.
Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataThe Tenggara hill myna is a member of the starling family.
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