Sri Lanka Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Near threatened
Stand-in photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Look again
Compare the wattles with those of the common Hill Myna. They are smaller and sit further back, and that is how you know.
Field marks
Glossy black with an orange-yellow bill, a blue base to the bill and small yellow wattles at the back of the head.
Family
Sturnidae
Group
Myna and starling
Habitat
Hill and cloud forest, Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala, Horton Plains
Length
About 25 cm
IUCN status
Near threatened
