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'''Alternative names: Green Magpie; Hunting Greenpie; Hunting Cissa; Green Hunting Crow''' | '''Alternative names: Green Magpie; Hunting Greenpie; Hunting Cissa; Green Hunting Crow''' | ||
;[[:Category:Cissa|Cissa]] chinensis | ;[[:Category:Cissa|Cissa]] chinensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 37 - 39cm. A distinctive and striking green magpie: | + | 37 - 39cm (14½-15¼ in). A distinctive and striking green magpie: |
* Black band from base of bill over eye to side of head | * Black band from base of bill over eye to side of head | ||
* Green plumage | * Green plumage | ||
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* Feet and bill bright red | * Feet and bill bright red | ||
* Long graduated tail with whitish tip | * Long graduated tail with whitish tip | ||
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Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller overall. The colours can bleach out and the green plumage becomes bluish! | Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller overall. The colours can bleach out and the green plumage becomes bluish! | ||
+ | ====Variations==== | ||
+ | * ''klossi'' with a yellow forecrown | ||
+ | *''margaritae'' with entire crown bright yellow | ||
+ | *''robinsoni'' also with yellowish crown | ||
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
Similar to [[Yellow-breasted Magpie]] but has longer tail, bold black and white tertial tips (not pale green) and no yellow wash on underparts. [[Short-tailed Green Magpie]] has a much shorter tail and pale green tertials. | Similar to [[Yellow-breasted Magpie]] but has longer tail, bold black and white tertial tips (not pale green) and no yellow wash on underparts. [[Short-tailed Green Magpie]] has a much shorter tail and pale green tertials. | ||
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Not uncommon to locally common. | Not uncommon to locally common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. c. chinensis'': | *''C. c. chinensis'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Himalayas]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], [[Myanmar]], northern [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*Eastern [[Himalayas]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], [[Myanmar]], northern [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
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A resident species. | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase |
#Descriptions from BF Member {{user|996sps|996sps}} | #Descriptions from BF Member {{user|996sps|996sps}} | ||
#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | #{{Ref-HBWVol14}} |
Revision as of 20:13, 30 May 2019
Alternative names: Green Magpie; Hunting Greenpie; Hunting Cissa; Green Hunting Crow
- Cissa chinensis
Identification
37 - 39cm (14½-15¼ in). A distinctive and striking green magpie:
- Black band from base of bill over eye to side of head
- Green plumage
- Chestnut wings with black-and-white tertial tips
- Feet and bill bright red
- Long graduated tail with whitish tip
Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller overall. The colours can bleach out and the green plumage becomes bluish!
Variations
- klossi with a yellow forecrown
- margaritae with entire crown bright yellow
- robinsoni also with yellowish crown
Similar species
Similar to Yellow-breasted Magpie but has longer tail, bold black and white tertial tips (not pale green) and no yellow wash on underparts. Short-tailed Green Magpie has a much shorter tail and pale green tertials.
Distribution
Found in Asia from the Himalayas in northeast India east to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, extreme southern China (Yunnan and Guanxi) to Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Also in extreme southwest Thailand and peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Not uncommon to locally common.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. chinensis:
- C. c. robinsoni:
- C. c. klossi:
- Central Indochina
- C. c. margaritae:
- Southern Vietnam (Langbian Mountains)
- C. c. minor:
Habitat
Montane forest. Broadleaved evergreen and mixed deciduous jungles up to 2100m
Behaviour
A shy bird. Travels with mixed species bird waves when feeding, especially with laughinghthrushes and drongos. [3]
Feeds on beetles, mantises, small frogs, snakes, lizards and bird's eggs and nestlings. Also seen feeding on carrion.
Breeding season starts in April and May in India and January to February in Borneo. The nest is a bowl made of twigs, placed well hidden in a small tree, amid shrubbery or in bamboo. Lays 4-6 eggs.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Descriptions from BF Member 996sps
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Green Magpie. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Green_Magpie