(Common) Hill Mynah Gracula religiosa

The Hill Mynah, also called the Common Hill Mynah (also spelled Myna) is native mainly to Southeast Asia although 1 of the 6 subspecies is native to northeast India. Each subspecies has a different shape to the wattle on the neck and sometimes a different shade to wattle and bill. There are 3 other "Gracula" (Hill Mynah) species, also similar except for neck wattle shape.

Above, with pale yellow, joined-up wattle: Eastern Hill Mynah, G. r. intermedia, native to the Himalayas through to Burma/Indochina (including southwest China).

The Palawan Hill Mynah, above and top row, G. r. palawanensis is native to Palawan, Indonesia. Hill Mynahs are exceptionally good mimics of all sounds including the human voice.

Hill Mynahs have an iridescent sheen on their plumage (shown above), on the head, neck, shoulders, wings and rump in the right light.