Urocissa
Encyclopedia
Urocissa is a genus
of birds in the family Corvidae
, which resides in the huge Passerine
order. It consists of mainly brightly coloured magpie
s in Asia
.
Species in the genus Urocissa:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of birds in the family Corvidae
Corvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...
, which resides in the huge Passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
order. It consists of mainly brightly coloured magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
s in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Species in the genus Urocissa:
- Formosan Blue MagpieFormosan Blue MagpieThe Taiwan Blue Magpie , also called the Taiwan Magpie or Formosan Blue Magpie or the "long-tailed mountain lady" , is a member of the Crow family...
, Urocissa caerulea - Red-billed Blue MagpieRed-billed Blue MagpieThe Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae. It is about the same size as the European Magpie but has a much longer tail, the longest tail of any corvid. It is 65-68 cm long and weighs 196-232 grams .-Description:The head, neck and breast...
, Urocissa erythrorhyncha - Gold-billed MagpieGold-billed MagpieThe Yellow-billed Blue Magpie or Gold-billed Magpie is a passerine bird in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. It forms a superspecies with the Taiwan Blue Magpie and the Red-billed Blue Magpie...
, Urocissa flavirostris - White-winged MagpieWhite-winged MagpieThe White-winged Magpie is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, though it appears to have...
, Urocissa whiteheadi - Sri Lanka Blue MagpieSri Lanka Blue MagpieThe Sri Lanka Blue Magpie or Ceylon Magpie is a member of the crow family living in the hill forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic....
, Urocissa ornata