Red-Billed Blue Magpie

Red-Billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythroryncha

Eats

Consumes a wide variety of foods, including fruit, seeds, insects, and eggs.

Lives

Found in south-east Asia from the Himalayas to Vietnam. While they can adapt to urban habitats, forests and scrub lands are their preferred habitat.

Behavior

Can copy vocal sounds, mostly rattle and high pitch whistles like a flute.

Description

These birds have distinct coloration with a blue and black body. Their heads are black with a white speckled crown and orange skin surrounding the eyes. The bright blue tails are one of the longest in the corvid (crow) family and have a diamond shape when extended in flight.

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Least Concern
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Endangered
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct in the Wild
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