- Gracula indica
Identification
11.0–11.8 in (28–30 cm). Black with a heavy orange-yellow bill, feet, and fleshy wattles below each eye and on the nape; rounded black wings with a white stripe running midway through the primaries.
Distribution
Southwest India, and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Formerly treated as part of the single species Hill Myna with Eastern Hill Myna, Enggano Hill Myna, and Nias Hill Myna.
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
Diet includes nectar, insects, other small animals.
They build a nest of small twigs, leaves, and feathers. 2-3 light blue to blue-green eggs with brown to lavender spotting are laid; incubation by both sexes for 13–17 days; parental care by both adults; young fledge at 25–28 days; post-fledging care is minimal. May produce as many as three broods per year in some areas.
