Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusGracula (Hill Mynas)
- SpeciesGracula indica (Southern Hill Myna)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
White-faced Starling
Sturnornis albofrontatus
Sri Lanka White-eye
Zosterops ceylonensis
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
Dull-blue Flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Hill Myna in Horton Plains National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Southern Hill Myna sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Hill Myna in Horton Plains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Hill Myna in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.