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The Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) is a bird found in India, Thailand and Bangladesh. Farmland, villages and wetlands across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Indian pied myna lives

Farmland, villages and wetlands across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌸 Nectar20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Indian pied myna

Where does the Indian pied myna live?

The Indian pied myna lives in India, Thailand and Bangladesh. Farmland, villages and wetlands across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Indian pied myna eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), nectar (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian pied myna endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Seychelles scops owl
• Serendib scops owl
• Mindoro hornbill
• Visayan hornbill
• Manipur bush quail
• Asir magpie

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.