Urocissa | |
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Urocissa caerulea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Urocissa Cabanis, 1850 |
Type species | |
Urocissa erythrorhyncha Cabanis, 1850 | |
Species | |
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. [1] [lower-alpha 1] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). [4] The name Urocissa combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" and kissa meaning "magpie" . [5]
The genus contains five species: [6]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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U. caerulea | Taiwan blue magpie | Taiwan | |
U. erythroryncha | Red-billed blue magpie | Western Himalayas eastwards into Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam | |
U. flavirostris | Yellow-billed blue magpie | Indian subcontinent including the lower Himalayas, with a disjunct population in Vietnam | |
U. ornata | Sri Lanka blue magpie | Sri Lanka | |
U. whiteheadi | White-winged magpie | Southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos | |
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