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title: "Indian Pied Starling"
description: "Gracupica contra — Vogels. The Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indian-pied-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Pied Starling

> Gracupica contra — Vogels. The Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent.

- Scientific name: *Gracupica contra*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 4012
- Wikidata: [Q27075597](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075597)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145099](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145099)

## Names

- en: Indian Pied Starling
- de: Elsterstar
- es: Estornino Pío
- fr: Étourneau pie
- pl: Szpak srokaty

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2817), AE (405), BD (200), NP (125), MM (33), BT (16), PK (13), CN (9), KW (3)

## Summary

The Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent. It is usually found in small groups mainly on the plains and low foothills. It is often seen within cities and villages although it is not as bold as the common myna. It produces a range of calls made up of liquid notes.

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

## Photo

![Indian Pied Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-pied-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244236277

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-pied-starling?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).