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The red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is about the same size as the Eurasian magpie, but has a much longer tail, one of the longest of any corvid. It is 65–68 cm (25.5–27 in) long and weighs 196–232 g (6.9–8.2 oz).
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] [a] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). [4]
Magpies are birds of various species of the family Corvidae.Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, [1] [2] and is one of the few nonmammalian species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. [3]
Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius (A) Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus (I) Red-billed blue magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha; Indochinese green-magpie, Cissa hypoleuca (I) Gray treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
The yellow-billed blue magpie is found throughout the Himalayas from Hazara to the Brahmaputra. It is divided into two sub-species. It is divided into two sub-species. Of these, U. f. cucullata is the more common and is found from the Western boundary of the range to Western Nepal , being common through most of the hill stations of the Western ...
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Eurasian jay Red-billed chough. The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
This species is 58.5 to 76.5 cm (23.0 to 30.1 in) long, more than half of which is the tail, and weight is 225–251 g (7.9–8.9 oz). [8] Only a very few corvids, including the black-billed magpie, the red-billed blue magpie and the closely related white-throated magpie-jay, have a comparable tail length.