Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (E), Thailand (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status LC
Habitat loss through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, and fires are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Malayan Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) [XC628273]
by Thet Zaw Naing from Tanintharyi, Myeik, Tanintharyi Region, Malaysia (call)
Malayan Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) [XC505525]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, Malaysia (flight call, song)
Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Probably one of the most primitive members of the family, but has received remarkably little study. Subspecies well differentiated, and may represent two separate species. Research, including comparative molecular studies, required.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
leucopterus (Temminck, 1824) - Malay Peninsula southern from extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim) and southern Thailand, Bintan (in Riau Archipelago), Sumatra and Bangka I.
aterrimus (Temminck, 1829) - Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus).