Common Hill Myna
Photo: Nafis Ameen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

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Family
Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas (Sturnidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is a species of starling found in the hills of South and Southeast Asia. The Sri Lanka hill myna, a former subspecies of G. religiosa, is now generally accepted as a separate species G. ptilogenys. The Nias hill myna (G. robusta) are also widely accepted as specifically distinct, and many authors favor treating the southern hill myna (G. indica) from the Nilgiris and elsewhere in the Western Ghats of India as a separate species.
The common hill myna is a popular talking bird.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.