Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestPlatform nestMedium · 180 g

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 1 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 8 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Bornean Black Magpie (Platysmurus aterrimus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The magpie is about 43 cm in length. It has all-black plumage with a long, broad and graduated tail, a stout black bill, a tall, bristly crest, black legs and feet, and red irises. It has a taller crest than, and lacks the white wing patch of, the nominate subspecies.

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When to see the Bornean Black Magpie

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bornean Black Magpie

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Indonesia Brunei

About the Bornean Black Magpie

The Bornean black magpie, also known as the black crested magpie, is a treepie in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.

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Easily confused with

Malayan Black MagpiePlatysmurus leucopterusThe Malayan black magpie is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.

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