Common hill myna
Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758
The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), also called the Hill myna, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, within the songbirds and other perching birds. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 192 g, and our sources report values up to 202 g.
Quick facts about the common hill myna
It is a frugivore and herbivore that lives in forest, has a perching lifestyle and is sedentary, with a geographic range of 3,865,000 km². The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 192 g – 202 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the common hill myna live?
Not recorded
What is the common hill myna?
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. Its specific name religiosa may allude to the practice of teaching mynas to repeat sacred prayers. The common hill myna is one of the most commonly spotted birds in Asian aviculture.
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Is the common hill myna endangered?
The common hill myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the common hill myna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusGracula
- SpeciesGracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Eulabes hainanus, Eulabes sinensis
Other names and names in other languages (53)
- Hill mynaEnglish
- পাতি ময়নাBangla
- minà religiósCatalan
- loskuták posvátnýCzech
- maina mynyddWelsh
- BeoDanish
- BergbeoGerman
- sankta majnoEsperanto
- Komuna montominaoEsperanto
- Miná religiosoSpanish
- Maina de colinasSpanish
- suurmainaEstonian
- pyhämainaFinnish
- Mainate religieuxFrench
- पहाड़ी मैनाHindi
- bradušasti čvorakCroatian
- beóHungarian
- Tiong emasIndonesian
- TiungIndonesian
- MainaItalian
- GraculaItalian
- Gracula religiosa comuneItalian
- MainateItalian
- Merlo indianoItalian
- キュウカンチョウJapanese
- សារិកាកែវវងKhmer
- 구관조Korean
- javinė šventoji mainaLithuanian
- Kalnu mainaLatvian
- pakalnu mainaLatvian
- കാട്ടുമൈനMalayalam
- डोंगरी मैनाMarathi
- Burung Tiong MasMalay
- သာလိကာBurmese
- Grote BeoDutch
- beostærNorwegian
- gwarek czczonyPolish
- mainá-de-javaPortuguese
- Gracula religiosaPortuguese
- mainá-religiosoPortuguese
- mainato-orientalPortuguese
- Священная майнаRussian
- beo posvätnýSlovak
- Obična brdska minaSerbian
- beostareSwedish
- นกขุนทองThai
- Küpeli ÇiğdeciTurkish
- бео священнийUkrainian
- YểngVietnamese
- 鷯哥Chinese
- 九官鳥Chinese
- 鷯哥〔九官鳥〕Chinese
- 鹩哥Chinese
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Relatives of the common hill myna
Other species in the same genus Gracula.
Sri Lanka hill myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Southern hill myna
Gracula indica
Nias hill myna
Gracula robusta
Tenggara hill myna
Gracula venerata
CompareCommon hill myna vs Sri Lanka hill mynaCommon hill myna vs Southern hill mynaCommon hill myna vs Nias hill mynaCommon hill myna vs Tenggara hill myna
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the common hill myna?
The common hill myna is a bird in the family Sturnidae and order Passeriformes, grouped with the songbirds and other perching birds.
How heavy is the common hill myna?
Adults weigh 192 g, and our sources report values up to 202 g, placing it in the small size class.
What does the common hill myna eat?
It is a frugivore, and its trophic level is herbivore.
What habitat does the common hill myna live in?
It lives in forest and has a perching lifestyle.
Is the common hill myna endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
Does the common hill myna migrate?
No, it is sedentary.
How many eggs does the common hill myna lay?
Its clutch size is listed as 1.7.
Who named Gracula religiosa?
Gracula religiosa was named by Linnaeus, 1758.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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