Urocissa
Urocissa is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies.
The genus was established by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the red-billed blue magpie. The name Urocissa combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" and kissa meaning "magpie".
The genus contains five species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Urocissa caerulea | Taiwan blue magpie | Taiwan | |
Urocissa erythroryncha | Red-billed blue magpie | Western Himalayas eastwards into Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam | |
Urocissa flavirostris | Yellow-billed blue magpie | Indian Subcontinent including the lower Himalayas, with a disjunct population in Vietnam | |
Urocissa ornata | Sri Lanka blue magpie | Sri Lanka | |
Urocissa whiteheadi | White-winged magpie | Southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos |