Gracupica floweri
The Siamese Pied Myna, *Gracupica floweri*, is a striking and adaptable passerine bird, showcasing a stark black and white plumage that makes it easily identifiable across its Southeast Asian range. Measuring approximately 22-25 cm (8.7-9.8 in) in length and weighing around 80-100 grams, its most distinctive field marks include a glossy black head, nape, back, and wings, contrasted sharply with a pure white belly, rump, and prominent white patches on the primaries, especially noticeable in fl...
Found primarily in open cultivated lands, rice paddies, gardens, villages, and towns, often near human habitation. It thrives in low to mid-elevation areas, typically below 1000 meters.
An omnivorous species, its diet consists mainly of various insects, other invertebrates, fruits, seeds, and nectar. It is also known to consume human food scraps in urbanized areas, utilizing a ground gleaning and probing foraging method.
Diurnal and highly gregarious, the Siamese Pied Myna is often observed in small to large flocks, especially outside the breeding season, congregating in communal roosts in trees at dusk. Foraging primarily on the ground, it employs a 'walk and glean' technique, often seen accompanying livestock, ...
The Siamese Pied Myna is a resident species primarily found across mainland Southeast Asia. Its core breeding and year-round distribution extends through eastern Myanmar, the entirety of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam. While primarily a lowland species, it can be found up to eleva...
Least Concern
- The Siamese Pied Myna was only recently recognized as a full species, having previously been considered a subspecies of the Indian Pied Myna (*Gracupica contra*) until a taxonomic split based on genetic and morphological evidence. - Like many mynas, it possesses a notable ability to mimic a var...