Description
English: Sri Lanka hill myna (Gracula ptilogenys), in Sri Lanka.
Date 21 February 2015, 10:06:14
Source Own work
Author Rehman Abubakr https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka_Hill_Myna_-_Sri_Lanka_-_01.jpg

The Sri Lanka hill myna, Ceylon myna or Sri Lanka myna (Gracula ptilogenys), is a myna, a member of the starling family. This bird is endemic to Sri Lanka. This passerine is typically found in forest and cultivation. The Sri Lanka myna builds a nest in a hole. The normal clutch is two eggs. The different shape and position of the wattles and the stouter orange-red bill distinguish this species from the Southern hill myna, which also occurs in Sri Lankan forests. The sexes are similar, but juveniles have a duller bill. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Sturnidae.