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ViewsSri Lanka MagpieFrom Opus(Redirected from Sri Lanka Blue Magpie)
 Photo taken Sinharaja, Sri Lanka Alternative names: Sri Lanka Blue Magpie; Ceylon Magpie
[edit] Identification42–47 cm. The adults are blue with chestnut head and wings, and a long white-tipped tail. The legs and bill are red. Juveniles are similar but duller. [edit] Distribution[edit] TaxonomyThis is a monotypic species. [edit] HabitatDense wet evergreen temperate rain forest. [edit] BehaviourThe diet includes small frogs, lizards, insects and other invertebrates, also fruit. Both sexes build a cup-shaped stick nest in a tree or shrub. 3–5 white heavily spotted with brown eggs are laid. Only the female incubating the eggs but both parents care for the young. [edit] External Links
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