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Sri Lanka Hill Myna

Gracula ptilogenys

Near ThreatenedEndemicFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 192 g
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 1
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 2
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 3
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 4
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 5
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 6
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 7
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 8
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 9
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys), photo 10
Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0

About the Sri Lanka Hill Myna

The Sri Lanka hill myna or Ceylon myna is a myna, a member of the starling family. This bird is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Sri Lanka Hill Myna lives

Regular range
Sri Lanka

When to see the Sri Lanka Hill Myna

Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Tenggara Hill Myna (Gracula venerata) Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataThe Tenggara hill myna is a member of the starling family. Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) 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. Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica) Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaThe southern hill myna has a shiny black plumage.

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