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Urocissa (Magpie)

Wikipedia Abstract

Urocissa is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1850, it contains the following species: \n* Taiwan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea \n* Red-billed blue magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha \n* Yellow-billed blue magpie, Urocissa flavirostris \n* Sri Lanka blue magpie, Urocissa ornata \n* White-winged magpie, Urocissa whiteheadi Urocissa is a combination of the Greek words for "tail" (oura) and "magpie" (kissa).
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Species

Urocissa caerulea (Taiwan Blue Magpie) (Attributes)
Urocissa erythroryncha (Red-billed Blue Magpie) (Attributes)
Urocissa flavirostris (Yellow-billed Blue Magpie) (Attributes)
Urocissa ornata (Sri Lanka Blue Magpie) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Urocissa whiteheadi (White-winged Magpie) (Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0