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Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestMedium · 96 g
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 1
Photo: Steve Martin · CC0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 2
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 3
Photo: belvedere04 · CC BY 4.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 4
Photo: houroumono · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 5
Photo: Toshihiro Gamo from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 6
Photo: Toshihiro Gamo from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 7
Photo: Toshihiro Gamo from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 8
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 9
Photo: Toshihiro Gamo from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), photo 10
Photo: Toshihiro Gamo from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · CC BY 2.0

About the Azure-winged Magpie

The azure-winged magpie is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in colour with the wings and the feathers of the long (16–20 cm) tail an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Azure-winged Magpie lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
China South Korea Japan Hong Kong SAR China Taiwan Portugal Russia Mongolia Spain

Recorded as a rare visitor in North Korea.

When to see the Azure-winged Magpie

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) Iberian MagpieCyanopica cookiIt has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat.

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