---
title: "Southern Hill Myna"
description: "Gracula indica — Birds. The southern hill myna (Gracula indica) is a member of the starling family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-hill-myna
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Hill Myna

> Gracula indica — Birds. The southern hill myna (Gracula indica) is a member of the starling family.

- Scientific name: *Gracula indica*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 723
- Wikidata: [Q13732338](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13732338)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145092](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145092)

## Names

- en: Southern Hill Myna
- de: Kleiner Beo
- es: Miná indio
- fr: Mainate indien
- it: Gracula religiosa meridionale
- nl: Indiase beo
- pt: Mainá-malabar
- pl: Gwarek malabarski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (497), LK (146)

## Summary

The southern hill myna (Gracula indica) 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_hill_myna

## Photo

![Southern Hill Myna](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-hill-myna/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260522248

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-hill-myna?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).