White-winged Magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

Other Names (World)
Hainan Magpie, White-winged Magpie, White-winged Blue Magpie, Whitehead's Magpie

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
45 - 46 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant, 1899

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 50 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), Laos (B), Vietnam (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

White-winged Magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) [XC356310]
by Ding Li Yong from Mang Canh, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam (call)

White-winged Magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) [XC356417]
by Wenjin\/ \u6587\u8fdb from M\u0103ng C\u00e0nh, Kon Pl\u00f4ng, Kon Tum, Vietnam (call)

Subspecies
Genus has sometimes been subsumed in Cissa, but three members of latter seem to form a distinctive group. This species sometimes allocated its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, but seems to possess sufficient features to allow its retention in present genus. Subspecies well differentiated, possibly worthy of separate species status. Further research is required.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

xanthomelana (Delacour, 1927) - Southern China (southern Sichuan and south-western Guangxi), northern Vietnam (western and eastern Tonkin and northern and central Annam) and northern and central Laos. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-winged Magpie (Urocissa xanthomelana).
whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 - Hainan I (south-eastern China).

References
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Files:

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