Urocissa
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Urocissa is a genus of birds in the Corvidae, a family that contains the crows, jays, and magpies.
The genus was established by German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). The name Urocissa combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" and kissa meaning "magpie" .
Species
The genus contains five species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan blue magpie | Urocissa caerulea Gould, 1863 | Taiwan | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Red-billed blue magpie | Urocissa erythroryncha (Boddaert, 1783) Five subspecies U. e. occipitalis (Blyth, 1846)U. e. magnirostris (Blyth, 1846)U. e. alticola Birckhead, 1938U. e. brevivexilla R. Swinhoe, 1874U. e. erythroryncha (Boddaert, 1783) | Western Himalayas eastwards into Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Yellow-billed blue magpie | Urocissa flavirostris (Blyth, 1846) | Indian subcontinent including the lower Himalayas, with a disjunct population in Vietnam | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Sri Lanka blue magpie | Urocissa ornata (Wagler, 1829) | Sri Lanka | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
| White-winged magpie | Urocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 | Southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN |
Notes
External links
- Media related to Urocissa at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Urocissa at Wikispecies