Red-billed blue magpie

Red-billed blue magpie
Near Shek Kwu Lung, Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Urocissa
Species:
U. erythroryncha
Binomial name
Urocissa erythroryncha
(Boddaert, 1783)

The red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is about the same size as the Eurasian magpie, but has a much longer tail, one of the longest of any corvid. It is 65–68 cm (25.5–27 in) long and weighs 196–232 g (6.9–8.2 oz).[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Urocissa erythroryncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705802A130380978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705802A130380978.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pirolle à bec rouge - (Urocissa erythrorhyncha) Red-billed Blue Magpie" (in French). Oiseaux.net. Retrieved 28 March 2011.