Starlings (Sturnidae)

Helmeted Myna (Basilornis galeatus) - HBW 14, p. 711

French: Basilorne huppé German: Helmatzel Spanish: Miná de Yelmo
Other common names: Greater (Crested)/Crested/Sula/(Greater) King Myna, Crested/Greater King Starling

Taxonomy: Basilornis galeatus A. B. Meyer, 1894, New Guinea; error = Banggai Islands or Sula Islands.
May form a superspecies with B. celebensis and B. corythaix. Monotypic.

Distribution: Banggai Is (Peleng and Banggai) and Sula Is (Taliabu, Seho, Mangole), off E Sulawesi.