Common Green Magpie

About the Common Green Magpie

The common green magpie is a member of the crow family, roughly the size of the Eurasian jay or slightly smaller. In the wild, specimens are usually a bright and lush green in colour, slightly lighter on the underside and have a thick black stripe from the bill through the eyes to the nape. Compared to that of the other members of its genus, the white-tipped tail is quite long. This all contrasts vividly with the red fleshy eye rims, bill and legs. The wings are reddish maroon.

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Where the Common Green Magpie lives

When to see the Common Green Magpie

Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Indochinese Green MagpieCissa hypoleucaThis small bird is approximately 35 cm (14 in) in length and has a unique fluorescent plumage just like the other members of the Cissa genus. Bornean Green MagpieCissa jefferyiThe Bornean green magpie is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae.