Andaman treepie

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Andaman treepie
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Illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans in 1874
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Dendrocitta
Species:
D. bayleii
Binomial name
Dendrocitta bayleii
Tytler, 1863
Synonyms
  • Dendrocitta bayleyi

The Andaman treepie (Dendrocitta bayleii) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. First described by Robert Christopher Tytler in 1863, it is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

The scientific name commemorates the Anglo-Indian statesman Edward Clive Bayley.

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International. (2017). "Dendrocitta bayleii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22705852A118561208. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705852A118561208.en . Retrieved 31 December 2018.