Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata)

Other Names (World)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, Ceylon Magpie, Ceylon Blue Magpie, Sri Lanka Magpie, Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
42 - 47 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1829)

Habitat
Mainly tall, undisturbed, primary forest in the hills and adjoining lowlands of the wet zone. From about 150 - 2,135 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka (B).

South-western Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is 9,000 - 19,500 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation due to conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Varied. A far-carrying, loud jingle, 'chink-chink'. A rasping 'crakrakrakrak'. A loud 'whee-whee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata) [XC343019]
by Peter Ericsson from Sinharaja, Sri Lanka (call)

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata) [XC224203]
by Jim Holmes from Kitulgala, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus has sometimes been subsumed in Cissa, but three members of latter seem to form a distinctive group. Present species perhaps links the two genera.

References
See References.

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