Red-billed Blue Magpie
A species of Blue Magpies Scientific name : Urocissa erythroryncha Genus : Blue Magpies
Red-billed Blue Magpie, A species of Blue Magpies
Botanical name: Urocissa erythroryncha
Genus: Blue Magpies
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Description
The head, neck and breast are black with a bluish spotting on the crown. The shoulders and rump are a duller blue and the underparts are a greyish cream. The long tail is a brighter blue (as are the wing primaries) with a broad white tip. The bill is a bright orange-red as are the legs and feet and a ring around the eye. This red can vary across its range to almost yellow in some birds.
Size
64 cm
Colors
Black
Gray
White
Blue
Life Expectancy
50 years
Feeding Habits
Red-billed Blue Magpie consumes a varied diet including invertebrates, small animals, fruits, and seeds. It forages actively, often robbing nests for eggs and chicks. This bird exhibits unique nest-predation as a dietary adaptation.
Habitat
Red-billed Blue Magpie are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical broadleaf evergreen forests, particularly in hilly or mountainous regions. Their habitat extends across broader geographical areas including the Himalayan foothills and spreads through various parts of Eastern and Southeast Asia. These birds demonstrate adaptability to altered environments, such as parks, botanical gardens, and even urban settings including large metropolitan areas. While they are generally observed at elevations from sea level up to 2200 meters in summer, they mostly reside below 1500 meters, sharing some habitats with their close relative U. flavirostris in the Himalayas.
Dite type
Omnivorous
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Crows and jays Genus
Blue Magpies Species
Red-billed Blue Magpie