Urocissa erythroryncha magnirostris

(Blyth, 1846)

Vernacular names
English : Red-billed blue-magpie
French : Pirolle à bec rouge

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Corvidae
Notes : 4 other subspecies known

Identification
Black head and breast with silvery white crest and nape. Plumage purplish-blue, whitish belly, red bill. Subspecies larger, with distinctively larger bill, mauve tones in blue upperparts.

Range and habitat
Subspecies occurs from northeast India to Myanmar, then to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Found in broadleaf forests, hill forests, mangroves, gardens and plantations to 2200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a large range and occurs in many habitats. Although it is capture for the trade, it seems to remain numerous so far. No captive breeding programs in place at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Malaysia), Jurong Bird Park (Singapore), Chiang Mai Zoo (Thailand), Dusit Zoo (Thailand), Penang Bird Park (Malaysia), Parc de Clères (France), Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany)

 

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