Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusGracupica (Asian Pied Starlings)
- SpeciesGracupica contra (Indian Pied Starling)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
White-vented Myna
Acridotheres grandis
Golden-crested Myna
Ampeliceps coronatus
Daurian Starling
Agropsar sturninus
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
White-shouldered Starling
Sturnia sinensis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Pycnonotus blanfordi
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Pied Starling in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Indian Pied Starling sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 506 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Pied Starling in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pied Starling in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.