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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]
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.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Oriental magpie. Pica serica Gould, 1845: southeastern Russia and Myanmar to eastern China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern Indochina Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Black-billed magpie. Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) western half of North America: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Yellow-billed magpie. Pica nuttalli (Audubon, 1837 ...
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 ...
The Sri Lanka blue magpie measures 42–47 cm in length, [3] and is larger than a mynah, but smaller than a crow, [4] with a sturdy bill. [6] Its plumage is bright blue, with a reddish-brown or chestnut head, neck, and wing. The blue tail is long and graduated, with a white tip. [3]