BIRDS of THE WORLD - An Online Bird Book
CORVIDAE
Magpies and Treepies
Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae
CORVIDAE
The Corvidae family contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. They are considered the most intelligent of the birds. They are medium to large in size, with strong feet and bills, and a single moult each year (most passerines moult twice). Most species have bristle-like feathers covering their nostrils. They are omnivores having a varied diet. Corvids are found worldwide except for the tip of South America and the polar ice caps. [abstracted from Wikipedia]
Magpies and Treepies
Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae
Genus Cissa
Magpie,_Bornean_Green- also Short-tailed Magpie Cissa jefferyi Found: Borneo
The Bornean Green-Magpie has mainly green plumage; black mask; pink bill, legs.
Of the Cissa green-magpies, only the Bornean Green-Magpie has white eyes.
Image by: 1, 2) Hiyashi_Haka 3) Mike Price Of the Cissa green-magpies, only the Bornean Green-Magpie has white eyes.
Magpie,_Common_Green- Cissa chinensis Found: India to southeast Asia, Malaysia
The Common Green-Magpie has mainly green plumage (often fades to turquoise in captivity); broad black stripe from bill through eye to nape; long white-tipped tail.
Image by: 1) David Jarvis - Thailand zoo 2, 3) Jason_Thompson - Thailand
Magpie,_Indonesian Green- also Yellow-breasted Magpie Cissa hypoleuca Found: southeast Asia and adjacent China
Image by: 1) Quarti 2) Carrie_Ma - China
Magpie,_Javan Green- Cissa thalassina Found: Java (Indonesia)
Image by: 1) PaleoMatt 2) Vaclav_Silha
Genus Crypsirina
Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. They are found in genera Crypsirina. Dendrocitta, Platysmurus, and Temnurus. The treepies are found in tropical south and southeast asia. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
Treepie,_Hooded Crypsirina cucullata Found: Burma (Myanmar)
Image by: 1) John Gould 2) Nigel Voaden
Treepie,_Racket-tailed Crypsirina temia Found: southeastern Asia, Java, Bali
The Racket-tailed Treepie has mainly green plumage; black forehead; broad racket-like tail.
Genus Cyanopica - 1` species
Magpie,_Azure-winged Cyanopica cyanus Found: Europe, Asia
The Azure-winged Magpie has glossy black head; white throat; light gray-fawn underparts, back; azure blue wings, tail top.
Image by: 1) Cristiano Crolle - Spain 2) Dick Daniels - Miami Zoo 3) Dick - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 4, 5)
Darren Bellerby - Hong Kong 6) alexicya
Magpie,_Iberian Cyanopica cooki Found: Portugal, Spain
The Iberian Magpie has a black head; light gray-fawn back, underparts; white throat; azure-blue wings, upper-tail.
Image by: 1) Agustín Povedano 2) Martien_Brand 32) Mario Modesto Mata 4) Frank_Vassen
Genus Dendrocitta
These treepies are plumaged in black, grey and rufous. Typically, the face and flight feathers are black, and the back is rufous.
Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. They are found in genera Crypsirina. Dendrocitta, Platysmurus, and Temnurus. The treepies are found in tropical south and southeast asia. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
Treepie,_Andaman Dendrocitta bayleii Found: Indian islands of Andaman
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Niranjan Sant
Treepie,_Bornean Dendrocitta cinerascens Found: southeast Asian island of Borneo
The Bornean Treepie has grayish back; pinkish-brown underparts, head; pale silver crown; pale rump; black wings with white patch
Image by: 1, 2) Kip Kee - Kinabalu Park, Sabah, East Malaysia.jpg){kind=link}
Treepie,_Collared Dendrocitta frontalis Found: Asia
The Collared Treepie has a black forehead, face, bib, tail; light silvery breast, neck, shoulders
Image by: 1) Pkspks 2) Pranjal J Saikia - India
Treepie,_Gray Dendrocitta formosae Found: Asia
The Gray Treepie has mainly gray plumage; gray underside becomes whiter towards rump; brownish back; black wings with white patch. Western birds have greyish rump and some grey in tail while the eastern forms have a white rump and a black tail.
Image by: 1) Lin_Sun_Fong - Taiwan 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Taiwan 3) a-giau - Taiwan 4) Wagtail - Taiwan 
Treepie,_Rufous Dendrocitta vagabunda Found: Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts of southeast Asia
The Rufous Treepie has black head, neck; rufous mantle; bluish gray tail tipped with black; fawn lower breast, belly; black bill, legs.
Image by: 1) Manjith Kainickara - India 2) J
M Garg - India 3) Arun_Prabhu - India 4) Bharat_Patil
Treepie,_Sumatran Dendrocitta occipitalis Found: Island of Sumtra in Indonesia
The Bornean Treepie is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Sumatran Treepie.
Image by:
1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Writhedhornbill 3) Samuel_Progin
Treepie,_White-bellied Dendrocitta leucogastra Found: southern India
The White-bellied Treepie has white nape, underparts; black face, bib, wings; white spot on wings; black and white tail.
Image by: 1) Badjoby - Kerala, India 2) Lip Kee 3) Naseer Ommer 4) Mike_Barth
Genus Pica
Magpie,_Black-billed Pica hudsonia Found: North America
The Black-billed Magpie has black bill, head, mantle, breast, eyes, legs; white belly; dark blue-green wings, long tail.
Similar to: Common Magpie. The ranges do not overlap. Common Magpie bill thinner and more curved than bill of Black-billed Magpie.
Similar to: Yellow-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Wyoming 4) Chuck Roberts - Colorado 5, 6, 7) Dick - Hatcher Pass, Alaska 8) Alan Wilson - British ColumbiaSimilar to: Common Magpie. The ranges do not overlap. Common Magpie bill thinner and more curved than bill of Black-billed Magpie.
Similar to: Yellow-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
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Magpie,_Eurasian also Common Magpie Pica pica Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Eurasian Magpie has black upperparts head, breast, tail, eyes, legs; white shoulders, belly; black wings with white primaries. The wings and back are glossed with green and violet sheen.
Similar to: Black-billed Magpie. The ranges do not overlap. Common Magpie bill thinner and more curved than bill of Black-billed Magpie.
Similar to: Yellow-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - England 2, 5) Erik Jergensen 3) David_Merrett 4) Agustin_Povedano 6) Video by Avibirds. More vidoesSimilar to: Black-billed Magpie. The ranges do not overlap. Common Magpie bill thinner and more curved than bill of Black-billed Magpie.
Similar to: Yellow-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
Magpie,_Yellow-billed Pica nuttalli Found: California
The Yellow-billed Magpie has yellow bill; black head, mantle, breast, eyes, legs; white belly; dark blue-green wings, long tail. Some have yellow around the eyes.
Similar to: Black-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
Image by: 1)
Charlie Westerinen- Carmichael, California 2) Linda Tanner - CA 3) Greg Schechter - CA 4) Aaron_Maizlish 5) Bill_Bouton 6) Jerry Kirkhart Similar to: Black-billed Magpie. The bill color easily distiguishes between Black-Billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
Genus Platysmurus - 1 species
Magpie,_Black Platysmurus leucopterus Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
The Black Magpie is a type of treepie. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. They are found in genera Crypsirina. Dendrocitta, Platysmurus, and Temnurus.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Malaysia
Genus Temnurus - 1 species
Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. They are found in genera Crypsirina. Dendrocitta, Platysmurus, and Temnurus.
Treepie,_Ratchet Temnurus temnurus Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Nicholas LeJeune 2) JasonBkk
Genus Urocissa
Magpie,_Red-billed Blue- also Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Found: Indian subcontinent, Vietnam and area
The Blue-Magpie has black head, neck, breast; bluish spots on crown; dull blue rump, shoulders; bluer tail; greyish-cream underparts; orange-red bill, eye-ring, legs.
Similar to: Gold-billed Magpie. Blue Magpie has orange-red bill; Gold-billed Magpie has yellow-gold bill. Blue Magpie has blue spots on crown.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels -Miami Zoo 2) Nagesh Kamath - India 3) Tom Coleman - Washington National Zoo 4) David Cook - Cambodia 5) Charles Lam - Hong Kong 6) Dick - Woodland Park Zoo, SeattleSimilar to: Gold-billed Magpie. Blue Magpie has orange-red bill; Gold-billed Magpie has yellow-gold bill. Blue Magpie has blue spots on crown.
Magpie,_Sri Lanka Blue- Urocissa ornata Found: Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie has mainly blue plumage; chestnut head, wings, upper-breast.
Image by: 1)Timindu 2, 3) Gaurika Wijeratne 4) Koshy_Kosh
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Magpie,_Taiwan also Formosan Blue-Magpie Urocissa caerulea Found: Taiwan
The Taiwan Magpie has black head, neck, breast; dark blue to purple back, underparts, tail; yellow eyes; red bill, legs.
Image by: 1) Lai Wagtail 2) Francesco Veronesi -
Yangmingshan, Taiwan 3) Lin_Sun_Fong 4) Wenjhel Lin_Sun_Fong
Magpie,_White-winged Urocissa whiteheadi Found; southern China, Laos, northern Vietnam
The White-winged Magpie has black and white plumage, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have.
Image by: 1)
John & Jemi Holmes
Magpie,_Yellow-billed Blue- also Gold-billed Magpie Urocissa flavirostris Found: northern Indian subcontinent, Vietnam
The Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie has purplish-blue upperparts; black head, neck, upper-breast; white remainder of underparts; golden-yellow bill.
Similar to: Blue Magpie. Blue Magpie has orange-red bill; Gold-billed Magpie has yellow-gold bill. Blue Magpie has blue spots on crown.
Image by: 1) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 2) Dibyendu Ash - India 3) Shrikant_Rao - India 4) Ron_Knight 5) Lip KeeSimilar to: Blue Magpie. Blue Magpie has orange-red bill; Gold-billed Magpie has yellow-gold bill. Blue Magpie has blue spots on crown.
