Loic Poidevin / Asian pied starling (Sturnus contra) on the ground. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Richard Du Toit / Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) on ground by African elephant (Loxodonta africana) foot, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa, October.

Satyendra Sharma / Pied Myna (Gracupica contra), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Satyendra Sharma / Pied Myna (Gracupica contra), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan pied myna (Gracupica jalla) looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Critically endangered. Controlled conditions.

Ashok Jain / Two Indian pied mynas (Sturnus contra) feeding on millet on stone wall along the shore of Yamuna River, Delhi, India.

Ashok Jain / Indian pied myna (Sturnus contra) feeding on millet on stone wall along the shore of Yamuna River, Delhi, India.

Ripan Biswas / Volunteers from the Human & Environmental Alliance League (HEAL) cutting free an Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) entangled in net, Murshidabad, West Bengal. December, 2022. Bird Photographer of...