Urocissa

Urocissa
	Urocissa caerulea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Urocissa; Cabanis, 1850
Species
	Urocissa caerulea; Urocissa erythroryncha; Urocissa flavirostris; Urocissa whiteheadi; Urocissa ornata;

Urocissa is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1850, it contains the following species:^[1]

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

Urocissa is a combination of the Greek words for "tail" (oura) and "magpie" (kissa).^[2]

References

^ "ITIS Report: Urocissa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

External links

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[ITIS-1] "ITIS Report: Urocissa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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