Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Corvidae > Dendrocitta > Dendrocitta formosaeDendrocitta formosae (Grey Treepie)Synonyms: Crypsirina formosae (homotypic) The grey treepie, also known as the Himalayan treepie, (Dendrocitta formosae) is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family. They are widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan. The populations vary in plumage and several are named as subspecies. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.32012 EDGE Score: 1.99063 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 103 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Granivore | | Diet - Ectothermic [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Endothermic [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Fruit [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 40 % | | Diet - Nectar [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Scavenger [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Seeds [2] | 10 % | | Forages - Canopy [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 30 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 30 % | | | Clutch Size [3] | 4 | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 15 inches (38 cm) |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Changjiang Plain evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests |
Myanmar, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Daba Mountains evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Hainan Island monsoon rain forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Indus Valley desert |
Pakistan |
Indo-Malayan |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests |
Bangladesh, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Luang Prabang montane rain forests |
Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Meghalaya subtropical forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests |
Myanmar, India, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests |
India, Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Annamites rain forests |
Laos, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests |
China, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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South Taiwan monsoon rain forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Annamites montane rain forests |
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
India, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
India, Pakistan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Ailaoshan Nature Reserve |
V |
332544 |
Yunnan, China |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve Sanctuary |
IV |
23685 |
West Bengal, India |
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Chae Son National Park |
II |
194441 |
Thailand |
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Corbett National Park |
II |
141853 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Daranghati Sanctuary |
IV |
8190 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Daweishan Nature Reserve |
V |
122415 |
Yunnan, China |
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Didingshuiyuanlin Nature Reserve |
V |
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China |
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Doi Ang Khang Nature Reserve |
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Thailand |
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Doi Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Thailand |
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Doi Inthanon National Park |
II |
115326 |
Thailand |
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Doi Khun Tan National Park |
II |
61680 |
Thailand |
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Doi Pha Hom Pok Watershed Area National Park |
II |
133848 |
Thailand |
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Doi Phu Kha National Park |
II |
472119 |
Thailand |
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Doi Suthep-pui National Park |
II |
70007 |
Thailand |
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Fujian Wuyishan Nature Reserve |
V |
206754 |
Fujian, China |
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Gamgul Siahbehi Sanctuary |
IV |
22296 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve |
V |
1245925 |
Yunnan, China |
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Great Himalayan National Park |
II |
184040 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
699629 |
Thailand |
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Kaeng Krachan National Park |
II |
753452 |
Thailand |
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Kenting National Park |
II |
78882 |
Taiwan |
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Kugti Sanctuary |
IV |
126362 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Lum Nam Pai Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
298416 |
Thailand |
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Mae Sa-Kog Ma Reserve |
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Thailand |
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Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
307947 |
Thailand |
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Mae Wong National Park |
II |
221459 |
Thailand |
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Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area |
VI |
539941 |
Laos |
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Nam Nao National Park |
II |
240993 |
Thailand |
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Nanda Devi National Park |
II |
161583 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Om Koi Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
299357 |
Thailand |
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Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park |
II |
75377 |
Thailand |
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Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
391278 |
Thailand |
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Phu Kradung National Park |
II |
63197 |
Thailand |
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Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
227671 |
Thailand |
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Phu Rua National Park |
II |
29733 |
Thailand |
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Pu Mat National Park |
IV |
239739 |
Viet Nam |
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Rajaji National Park |
II |
196637 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Renuka Sanctuary |
IV |
10296 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Simlipal Tiger Reserve National Park |
II |
103465 |
Orissa, India |
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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park |
II |
315222 |
Thailand |
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Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
918234 |
Thailand |
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Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve |
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47993 |
China |
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Tundah Sanctuary |
IV |
26333 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
619152 |
Thailand |
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Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve |
V |
567531 |
Yunnan, China |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
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Mountains of Southwest China |
China, Myanmar |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 4"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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