Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Sturnidae (Starlings and Mynas)

• Ampeliceps Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.194 Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842; Type by monotypy
  • 1064. Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842 [HB#1014]
    Original Description: A[mpeliceps] coronatus Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.194
    Distribution: N Bengal, Assam plains, E Arunachal (Namdapha region), Cachar, Tripura, and Mizoram – sporadic everywhere except Namdapha.
    Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM, GMC
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Migration from its breeding sites in Cachar hills to further north not fully worked out. See Ismavel & Gassah (2018, IB 14 (5): 168).
  
  
• Gracula Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.108 Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, p.39)
  • 1065. Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758
    Original Description: Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.108
    Alternative Names: Hill Myna/Grackle (with G. indica)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II.
    • 1065a. Gracula religiosa peninsularis Whistler & Kinnear, 1933 [HB#1017]
      Original Description: Gracula religiosa peninsularis Whistler & Kinnear, 1933 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 36 p.586 (Sambalpur, Odisha)
      Taxonomy: AR2001 treats it as a synonym of intermedia.
      Distribution: S W Bengal, Jharkhand (once), NE Ghats of Odisha, S Chhattisgarh, and NE Andhra.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1887.7.1.887 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, USNM
    • 1065b. Gracula religiosa intermedia Hay, 1845 [HB#1015]
      Original Description: Gracula intermedius Hay, 1845 Madras Journal of Literature and Science Vol. 13, Part 2, N° 31 p.157 (in text) (Cachar, Assam)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, BNHM
    • 1065c. Gracula religiosa andamanensis (Beavan, 1867) [HB#1018]
      Original Description: Eulabes andamanensis Beavan, 1867 Ibis (2) 3 (11) p.331 (Andaman Is)
      Taxonomy: Includes here halibrecta Oberholser 1926 from S Nicobar Is. group but Abdulali (1967, JBNHS 64 (2): 180) argued for recognition of this subspecies; C Nicobar Is. group birds also distinct, but no subspecies named (RA2012).
      Distribution: Narcondam Is., N, Middle, S, and Little Andaman Is. as well as the islets of Ross, Interview, Long, Inglis, Havelock, Neil, Tarmugli, Rutland, C Nicobar Is. group (historical), Little (historical) and Great Nicobar Is.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1888.9.20.307 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, ROM, USNM
  
  
  • 1066. Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica (Cuvier, 1829) [HB#1016]
    Original Description: Eulabes indicus Cuvier, 1829 Le règne animal distribué d'aprés son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée ed. 2, 1 p.377 (India)
    Alternative Names: Lesser Hill Myna
    Distribution: W Ghats from south of Goa and N Karnataka till southern tip of the W Ghats – also Biligirirangans and sporadic in transition zone in Deccan Karnataka and sometimes even further east.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, MYS
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Notes: Historical report from Mumbai could be an escapee as well.
  
  
• Aplonis Gould, 1836 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4, no.43 p.73 Aplonis fusca Gould, 1836; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, p.40)
  • 1067. Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli, 1786)
    Original Description: (Muscicapa panayensis) Scopoli, 1786 Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.96
    Alternative Names: Glossy Stare
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1067a. Aplonis panayensis affinis (Blyth, 1846) [HB#985]
      Original Description: Calornis affinis Blyth, 1846 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 15, N° 169 p.36 (Tripura [=Tipperah])
      Distribution: Breeding (historical): Meghalaya (Garo and Khasi hills), Cachar, Kaziranga in Assam (once), and Agartala in Tripura (once).
      Specimens: NHMUK, FMNH, YPM
      Notes: See Purkayastha & Viswanathan (2020, IB 16 (5):165). Reports elsewhere, including Chennai (historical, subspecies unknown), not investigated.
    • 1067b. Aplonis panayensis tytleri (Hume, 1873) [HB#986]
      Original Description: Calornis Tytleri Hume, 1873 Stray Feathers Vol. 1, N° 6, 1 p.480-482 (Andaman Is)
      Distribution: N, Middle, S, and Little Andaman Is. as well as the islets of Interview, Long, Nicholson, Inglis, Havelock, Neil, Ross (Netaji), Alexandra, Tarmugli, Boat, Rutland, and N Cinque Is.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1887.7.1.843 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, ROM, USNM
    • 1067c. Aplonis panayensis albiris Abdulali, 1967 [HB#986a]
      Original Description: Aplonis panayensis albiris Abdulali, 1967 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 87 p.34 (Great Nicobar Is.)
      Distribution: Car Nicobar Is., C Nicobar group (Teresa, Bompoka, Trinket, Kamorta, Nancowry, and Katchal Is), S Nicobar group (Meroe, Treis, and Great Nicobar Is.
      Type Specimen: BNHS#22410 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK
  
  
• Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.167 Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758; Type by Linnaean tautonymy
  • 1068. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
    Original Description: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.167
    Alternative Names: European Starling
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 1068a. Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi Finsch, 1878 [HB#997]
      Original Description: St[urnus] poltaratskyi Finsch, 1878 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 3 p.713
      Distribution: Winter: NW India from Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, N and C Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat; sporadically in C India, stragglers to S Indian states, and once near Minicoy Is., Lakshadweep.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
      Notes: See Whistler & Kinnear (1933, JBNHS 36 (3): 587), Phillips (1964, JBNHS 60 (3): 582), Ghorpade (1974, JBNHS 70 (3): 557), Sashikumar et al. (2011, Birds of Kerala: Status & Distribution p. 687) for some vagrant reports; which are parked here for now.
    • 1068b. Sturnus vulgaris nobilior Hume, 1879 [HB#998]
      Original Description: S[turnus] nobilior Hume, 1879 Stray Feathers Vol. 8, N° 2-5 p.175
      Distribution: Winter: Sirsa (NW Haryana) and Bettiah (Bihar); but probably more widely in the intervening northern plains.
      Specimens: BNHS, AMNH
      Notes: May occur in E Rajasthan as well. Specimen BNHS #6713 is considered here as from Bihar.
    • 1068c. Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus Sharpe, 1888 [HB#999]
      Original Description: Sturnus porphyronotus Sharpe, 1888 Ibis (5) 6 (24) p.438-439
      Distribution: Winter: N India – including Kashmir, Himachal, Bihar, but also NE Odisha, W Bengal, Assam plains, Arunachal, Cachar, and Manipur.
      Specimens: BNHS, UMMZ, ROM, YPM
      Notes: Recent reports from NE India presumed to be of this E Palearctic breeding subspecies.
    • 1068d. Sturnus vulgaris humii Brooks, 1876 [HB#1001]
      Original Description: Sturnus humii Brooks, 1876 Ibis p.500 (Kashmir)
      Taxonomy: New name for S. nitens Hume 1871. Though indicus Blyth 1843 was an earlier name available for this population, Biswas (1963, JBNHS 60 (2): 395) argued that Blyth's indicus was not identifiable to any subspecies. The original specimens based on which Blyth described indicus are also not available for re-examination.
      Distribution: Breeding: Kashmir. Non-breeding: N Indian subcontinent.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1873.6.30.11 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Non-breeding range not well-established.
    • 1068e. Sturnus vulgaris minor Hume, 1873 [HB#1000]
      Original Description: S[turnus] minor Hume, 1873 Stray Feathers Vol. 1, N° 2, 3 & 4 p.207 (in text)
      Distribution: Winter: Etawah (Uttar Pradesh).
      Specimens: NHMUK
      Notes: Can occur in Kachchh. The specimen from Etawah (NHMUK#1887.7.1.33) is from the Hume's collection.
  
  
• Pastor Temminck, 1815 Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.) ed.1(1814) p. 82. Turdus roseus Linnaeus, 1758; Type by monotypy
  • 1069. Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (Linnaeus, 1758) [HB#996]
    Original Description: Turdus roseus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.170
    Alternative Names: Rosy Pastor
    Distribution: Entire Indian subcontinent from Gilgit, Ladakh and Kashmir where mostly on passage to entire N, C, W, and S India; reaching as far as W Bengal in the east and not reported any further. Also, Andaman Is. apart from getting reported on ships in the Bay of Bengal.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, TNHM, MYS, HYD, LKO, FTLB
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: A relatively recent range expansion into SW coast and generally across S India suspected.
  
  
• Agropsar Oates, 1889 The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Birds. 1st ed. 1 p.530 Gracula sturnina Pallas, 1776; Type by original designation
  • 1070. Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776) [HB#995]
    Original Description: Gracula sturnina Pallas, 1776 Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.695
    Alternative Names: Daurian Myna, Purple-backed Starling
    Distribution: Winter: Andaman Is. – sporadic in Narcondam Is., Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar Is., S Peninsula (Kerala and Tamil Nadu). Vagrant to Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, and W Bengal.
    Specimens: NHMUK
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: See Sharma & Sangha (2012, IB 17 (6): 172), Dilip & Arun (2016, IB 11 (4): 99).
  
  
  • 1071. Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis (Pennant, 1781)
    Original Description: Motacilla Philippensis Pennant, 1781 Indische Zoologie oder systematischer Beschreibungen seltener und unbekannter Thiere aus Indien (etc.) p.41
    Taxonomy: Species authority field attributed to Thomas Pennant rather than Johann Reinhold Foster (contra H&M4); the former being the author of the chapter on zoology.
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from Nameri (Assam), South Andaman Is., and Indira Bazar (Little Andaman Is.).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: See Wielen (2007, FT 23: 174).
  
  
• Gracupica Lesson, 1831 Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.6 p.401 Gracula melanoleuca Lesson, 1831; Type by monotypy = Gracula nigricollis Paykull, 1807
  • 1072. Indian Pied Starling Gracupica contra (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Alternative Names: Pied Myna; [Asian Pied Starling]
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1072a. Gracupica contra contra (Linnaeus, 1758) [HB#1002]
      Original Description: Sturnus contra Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.167 (Chandannagar, W Bengal)
      Taxonomy: Includes dehrae Baker 1925 from Dehradun.
      Distribution: Entire N subcontinent from Jammu, Punjab, south through Delhi, west till about Ahmedabad region in Gujarat, south till about Goa, NE Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra, reaching Chennai region; extending east through Gangetic plains to W Bengal, S Sikkim, W and C Assam, adjoining Arunachal, Meghalaya, Cachar, adjoining W Nagaland, Tripura, and adjoining Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM, HYD, BNHM
      Notes: Has certainly undergone a range expansion to west and south. However, some of the reports from S India could relate to escapees while some of the population in Maharashtra and further south could have been naturalised population from introduced stocks (see RA2012).
    • 1072b. Gracupica contra sordida (Ripley, 1950) [HB#1003]
      Original Description: Sturnus contra sordidus Ripley, 1950 Postilla 1 p.3 (Sadiya, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Subspecies not always recognised (Baveja et al. 2020, Evolutionary Applications 14 (3): 698; see IOC, Avilist) and treated as a junior synonym of the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: E Assam and E Arunachal – till about Mishmi hills in the west.
      Type Specimen: USNM#587491 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, FMNH, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Exact western limits not worked out; W Nagaland birds could also belong to this subspecies.
    • 1072c. Gracupica contra superciliaris (Blyth, 1863) [HB#1004]
      Original Description: Sturnopastor superciliaris Blyth, 1863 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 32, N° 1 p.77
      Distribution: Manipur valley.
      Specimens: ZSI, UMMZ, FMNH
  
  
• Sturnia Lesson, 1837 Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mammifères et des oiseaux découverts après la mort de Buffon. Complément des oeuvres de Buffon, ou histoire naturelle des animaux rares découverts par les naturalistes et les voyageurs depuis la mort de Buffon. Oiseaux 9 p. 53. Pastor elegans Lesson, 1834; Type by original designation = Oriolus sinensis Gmelin, 1788
  • 1073. White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (Gmelin, 1788) [HB#1005]
    Original Description: Oriolus sinensis Gmelin, 1788 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] 1 pt1 p.394
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported only from Punchakkari, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Recent addition.
    Notes: See Saga (2022, 18 (4): 119).
  
  
  • 1074. Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (Gmelin, 1789) [HB#994]
    Original Description: Turdus pagodarum Gmelin, 1789 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.816 (Malabar)
    Taxonomy: Includes sylvestris Koelz 1939 from Lucknow.
    Alternative Names: Black-headed Myna, Brahminy Myna
    Distribution: Throughout Indian subcontinent from Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, south through entire N India, west till Gujarat, south till tip of the peninsula, and east till W Bengal; also, Tripura and Mizoram.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, YPM, TNHM, MYS, HYD, LKO
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Reports from Assam and Tripura likely to be correct but not investigated.
  
  
  • 1075. Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica (Gmelin, 1789)
    Alternative Names: Grey-headed Myna
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1075a. Sturnia malabarica malabarica (Gmelin, 1789) [HB#987]
      Original Description: Turdus malabaricus Gmelin, 1789 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.816 (Malabar coast)
      Distribution: Summer: Along the Himalayan foothills from Jammu, through Himachal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, C India from E Rajasthan, Gujarat (except Kachchh), through Madhya Pradesh, N Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, and E India – including W Bengal, Sikkim, Brahmaputra plains of Assam, adjoining Arunachal, Meghalaya, and Tripura. Winter: Extending to the S peninsula along the W Ghats and W coastal plains, Deccan and E coastal plains.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, HYD, LKO, BNHM
      Notes: Winter distribution much larger than breeding distribution; but not all birds migrate.
    • 1075b. Sturnia malabarica nemoricola Jerdon, 1862 [HB#989]
      Original Description: Sturnia nemoricola Jerdon, 1862 Ibis (1) 4 (13) p.22
      Taxonomy: Includes assamica Koelz 1954 from Nichuguard, Naga hills based on range; contra AR2001 which includes it under the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: Cachar, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: NHMUK, FMNH, YPM, LKO
      Notes: Mizoram birds tentatively parked here.
  
  
  • 1076. Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii (Jerdon, 1845) [HB#988]
    Original Description: Pastor blythii Jerdon, 1845 Illustrations of Indian ornithology, containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India text pl.22 (Malabar)
    Taxonomy: Not always recognised as distinct species from S. malabarica (see HBW/BLI, H&M4, Avilist). Zuccon et al. (2008, Zoologica Scripta 37 (5): 478) found shallow genetic divergence challenging the species status of this taxon.
    Alternative Names: Malabar White-headed Starling, Blyth's Myna
    Distribution: W Ghats from Surat Dangs (sporadic) through Mumbai region and further south till the tip of the SW Ghats; sporadic in Biligirirangans and Deccan transition zone of Karnataka sometimes reaching Belagavi, Hubballi, Davanagere, Mysuru and exceptionally to Bengaluru.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, TNHM, LKO
    IUCN: Not Recognised. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Western Ghats.
    Notes: Movements during monsoon and winter not completely understood; flocks often visit lowlands and wetlands in W coast during monsoon when Chestnut-tailed Starlings are absent there.
  
  
  • 1077. White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia Blyth, 1846
    Alternative Names: Andaman White-headed Starling, White-headed Myna
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
    • 1077a. Sturnia erythropygia andamanensis (Beavan, 1867) [HB#990]
      Original Description: Temenuchus andamanensis Beavan, 1867 Ibis (2) 3 (11) p.329-330 (Andaman Is)
      Distribution: N, Middle, S, and Little Andaman Is. as well as the islets of N Reef, Interview, Long, Henry Lawrance, Havelock, Neil, Ross (Netaji), Tarmugli, Jolly Buoy, and Rutland Is.
      Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, MCZ, YPM
      Notes: Introduced in Kamorta (C Nicobars).
    • 1077b. Sturnia erythropygia erythropygia Blyth, 1846 [HB#991]
      Original Description: Sturnia erythropygia Blyth, 1846 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15 p.34 (Car Nicobar Is.)
      Distribution: Car Nicobars.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#35604 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
    • 1077c. Sturnia erythropygia katchalensis Richmond, 1902 [HB#992]
      Original Description: Sturnia erythropygia katchalensis Richmond, 1902 Proceedings of the United States National Museum vol. XXV, No. 1288, (17 September 1902) p.293-294 (Katchal Is., Nicobar Is)
      Taxonomy: Possibly a hybrid form as per AR2001. Investigation needed.
      Distribution: Katchal Is. (C Nicobars, historically at least).
      Type Specimen: USNM#178629 (Holotype).
      Specimens: USNM
      Notes: No recent reports of this small population.
  
  
• Spodiopsar Sharpe, 1889 Ibis 1889 p. 580. Sturnus sericeus Gmelin, 1789; Type by subsequent designation (Sharpe, 1890, Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum, 13, p.40)
  • 1078. Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus (Gmelin, 1789)
    Original Description: Sturnus sericeus Gmelin, 1789 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.805
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from Sundarbans (W Bengal), Anini (Arunachal), Waithou (Manipur), and Shillong (Meghalaya).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: See Jyotin et al. (2020, IB 15 (6): 181).
  
  
  • 1079. White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835)
    Original Description: Sturnus cineraceus Temminck, 1835 Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.94 pl.556
    Distribution: Winter: Arunachal, Assam, and Manipur valley (once).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: See Hatibaruah et al. (2017, IB 13 (3): 73), Maheswaran (2018, BA 29: 39), Mama et al. (2022, IB 18 (2): 64).
  
  
• Acridotheres Vieillot, 1816 Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire p.42 Paradisea tristis Linnaeus, 1766; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, p.40)
  • 1080. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) [HB#1008]
    Original Description: Turdus ginginianus Latham, 1790 Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.362 (Gingee, Tamil Nadu)
    Distribution: Entire Indian subcontinent except S peninsula – from Kashmir, Jammu onwards west till Gujarat, east till Brahmaputra plains of Assam, Cachar, and Tripura; south till Maharashtra, C Chhattisgarh, WC Odisha – reports further south in Goa, N Karnataka, Telangana, and NE Andhra may relate to stragglers or escapees.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, FTLB, BNHM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
  • 1081. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)
    Alternative Names: Indian Myna
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1081a. Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) [HB#1006]
      Original Description: Paradisea tristis Linnaeus, 1766 Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] 12, p.167 (Puducherry [=Pondicherry])
      Distribution: Throughout India from Ladakh (sporadic), Kashmir, Jammu, south to the tip of the peninsula; west till Kachchh, and entire E and NE India; introduced in Andaman Is. (all main islands) and Nicobar Is. (all three groups).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, FTLB, BNHM
  
  
  • 1082. Collared Myna Acridotheres albocinctus Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 [HB#1013]
    Original Description: Acridotheres albocinctus Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 Ibis p.251 (Manipur Valley)
    Distribution: Breeding (?): Manipur valley (historically).
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.2916 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Not reported since 1952 (USNM#586902 by Salim Ali from Moirang, Manipur) despite there being more than a dozen specimens before that.
  
  
  • 1083. Great Myna Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858 [HB#1012]
    Original Description: Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858 A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 2 p.537
    Alternative Names: White-vented Myna, Orange-billed Jungle Myna
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, Mizoram (historical), and Tripura.
    Specimens: ZSI, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: A hybrid with Burmese Myna Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) reported from Namdapha (Arunachal).
  
  
  • 1084. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1084a. Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis (Sykes, 1832) [HB#1010a]
      Original Description: Pastor Mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 2 p.95 (The Ghats [near Pune])
      Distribution: S Gujarat, W Maharashtra (Ghats and adjoining plateau), Goa, Karnataka (except NE), Andhra, SW Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (sporadic in SE plains).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.4417 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, FTLB
    • 1084b. Acridotheres fuscus fuscus (Wagler, 1827) [HB#1009]
      Original Description: Pastor fuscus Wagler, 1827 Systema Avium [p.88] sp.6 (E Bengal)
      Distribution: Along the foothills of Himalaya and adjoining plains of Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, N Punjab, N Haryana, Delhi region, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, E Madhya Pradesh, E Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, N and C Odisha, Jharkhand, W Bengal, Assam (W and C), adjoining Arunachal, Meghalaya, Cachar (except north-eastern parts), and Tripura.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, UMZC, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, LKO, BNHM
    • 1084c. Acridotheres fuscus fumidus Ripley, 1950 [HB#1011]
      Original Description: Acridotheres cristatellus fumidus Ripley, 1950 Postilla 1 p.4 (Sadiya, Assam)
      Distribution: E Assam, E Arunachal, Nagaland, NE Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: USNM#587492 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Exact demarcation of the range and intergradation zone not worked out; Manipur and Mizoram birds tentatively parked here.
  
  
• Saroglossa Hodgson, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.367 Lamprotornis spilopterus Vigors, 1831; Type by original designation
  • 1085. Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus (Vigors, 1831) [HB#984]
    Original Description: Lamprotornis spilopterus Vigors, 1831 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.3 p. 35 (Shimla-Almora Distict)
    Taxonomy: Includes assamensis Baker 1924 from Khasi hills.
    Alternative Names: Spotted-winged Stare
    Distribution: Summer: Jammu (once), Himachal, Uttarakhand, and adjoining Punjab and Haryana. Winter: N Bengal, Sikkim, Brahmaputra plains of Assam and E Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, LKO, BNHM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.