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 Khao Yai National Park
Black-collared Starling
Gracupica nigricollis
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
White-vented Myna
Acridotheres grandis
Golden-crested Myna
Ampeliceps coronatus
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
Gray-eyed Bulbul
Iole propinqua
Puff-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus pallidus
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 Khao Yai National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Indian Pied Starling sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 113 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Pied Starling in Khao Yai National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pied Starling in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.