Asian Pied Starling

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Asian Pied Starling
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae Genus: Sturnus (but see text) Species: S. contra
Binomial name
Sturnus contra Linnaeus, 1758

The Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra), also known as Pied Myna, is a species of starling found in South and Southeast Asia. It is sometimes placed in the "typical myna" genus Acridotheres and given that several species now usually placed in Sturnus indeed seem to belong there (Zuccon et al. 2006), ths may well be correct.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Sturnus contra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Zuccon, Dario; Cibois, Anne; Pasquet, Eric & Ericson, Per G.P. (2006): Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data reveal the major lineages of starlings, mynas and related taxa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(2): 333-344. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.007 (HTML abstract)

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In display on Kapok Ceiba pentandra in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In display in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In display in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	going inside nest on Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
feeding on Kapok Ceiba pentandra in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	feeding on Indian Coral Tree Erythrina variegata in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Calling in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	At nest on Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Adult feeding Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Adult feeding Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Adult feeding Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
bathing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.		Enjoying water drops before taking the plunge for bath in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

[edit] External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet