Gracupica
Gracupica is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae
Observations recorded490,295
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- Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) in Kolkata I IMG 3091.jpg
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Gracupica is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia.
==Taxonomy== The genus Gracupica was introduced in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson to accommodate the black-collared starling which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Latin graculus meaning "jackdaw" with pica meaning "magpie".