| Azure-winged magpie | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanopica |
| Species: | C. cyanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanopica cyanus (Pallas, 1776)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cyanopica cyana | |
The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It belongs to the genus Cyanopica.
It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in colour with the wings and the feathers of the long (16–20 cm) tail an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous (mainly pine) and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Cyanopica cyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103721987A112291292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103721987A112291292.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.