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Taxonomic note
Gracupica contra and G. floweri were previously lumped as G. contra (del Hoyo and Collar 2016), prior to which G. jalla was also included in a species listed as Sturnus contra following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993). See G. floweri and G. jalla for details. Subspecies sordida regarded as a synonym of contra, following Baveja et al. (2021). Two subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

Population justification: The population of this species has not been estimated, but is likely to be very large given its expansive range description that it is generally common to abundant throughout its range (see Limparungpatthanakij [2022] and references therein).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be increasing in size due to the expansion of agriculture in the region. For example, increases have been noted in India (see Limparungpatthanakij [2022] and references therein), while range expansions have been observed in Pakistan.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Indian Pied Starling Gracupica contra. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/indian-pied-starling-gracupica-contra on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.