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 Periyar National Park
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 77% of visitor-days record a Southern Hill Myna sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 717 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Hill Myna in Periyar National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Hill Myna in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.