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Javan Pied Myna
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Javan Pied Myna

also known as Javan Pied Starling
Gracupica jalla
BirdNET IDBN05277
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations127
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The Javan pied myna (Gracupica jalla) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its Indonesian name is jalak suren. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It was found in most of Java and Bali (but has been potentially extirpated from there since the mid-2010s) and formerly in southern Sumatra (where it is known to have become extinct in the area since the 1990s). Due to mass collection for the illegal wildlife trade and heavy pesticide use in the agricultural lands it used for feeding, it is now feared to be extinct in the wild. It previously was considered a subspecies of the pied myna, which has now been split into three species; it can be distinguished from the other species by the lack of reddish-orange coloration on its bill base and an extensive patch of red-orange bare skin around the eyes. Even in captivity, it is threatened by potential hybridization with the Siamese pied myna (G. floweri) that it was formerly thought conspecific with. Also threatening the species is advocacy work by the bird keepers' lobby, which successfully led the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to remove the species from the protected species list in 2018. It is necessary to conserve genetically pure captive individuals to breed and eventually reintroduce the species; one such population exists at Bali Bird Park.

Translated Descriptions (2)

nl wikipedia
De Javaanse eksterspreeuw (Gracupica jalla) is een zangvogel uit de familie Sturnidae (spreeuwen). De vogel werd in 1821 door Thomas Horsfield als soort met de naam Pastor Jalla beschreven. Daarna werd het lang als een ondersoort van de Indiase eksterspreeuw beschouwd.
sv wikipedia
Jallastare (Gracupica jalla) är en fågelart i familjen starar inom ordningen tättingar.

Common Names (30 locales)

bg Явански скорец
ca estornell blanc-i-negre de Java
cs špaček jávský
da Jalla Skadestær
de Javaelsterstar
en Javan Pied Myna
es Estornino Pío de Java
es_EC Estornino Pío de Java
es_ES Estornino pío de Java
es_MX Estornino Pío de Java
et jaava pugalkuldnokk
fr Étourneau jallak
fy Javaanske eksterprotter
hr crnogrli čvorak
id Jalak suren
nl Javaanse eksterspreeuw
no rødbrillestær
nv Kéyah Dah Ndaaʼeełí Łánídę́ę́ʼ chʼagii łizhin dóó łigaaígíí
pl szpak nagolicy
pt javan pied starling
pt_PT Javan pied starling
sk škorec sundský
sr Javanski svrakasti čvorak
sv jallastare
ta சாவகம் கருப்பு வெள்ளை மைனா
th นกเอี้ยงด่างชวา
tr Java Alaca Sığırcığı
uk Шпак яванський
zh Javan Pied Myna
zh-CN 爪哇斑椋鸟

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1444565
eBirdaspsta3
Macaulay Libraryaspsta3
Xeno-CantoGracupica jalla
observation.org#259257
GBIF7796151
AvibaseGracupica-jalla
BirdLife103890801