Blue-Magpies
Urocissa
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" .
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Red-billed Blue-Magpie
speciesUrocissa erythroryncha
Taiwan Blue-Magpie
speciesUrocissa caerulea
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
speciesUrocissa flavirostris
Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie
speciesUrocissa ornata
White-winged Magpie
speciesUrocissa whiteheadi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8413.