- Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Identification
Black head, neck and breast, blue spotting on crown, dull blue shoulders and rump, grey-cream underparts, white tipped brighter blue tail and wing primaries, bright orange-red bill, legs, feet and eye ring.
Distribution
China, Vietnam, Laos, Burma and Himalayas.
Taxonomy
There are 5 subspecies.
Habitat
Evergreen forest and scrub, hilly or mountainous country.
Behaviour
The diet includes invertebrates, small animals, fruit and seeds. It takes eggs and chicks from nests.
It builds a shallow nest in trees or shrubs and 3-5 eggs are laid.
