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ForestPlatform nestMedium · 257 g
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It is 63–68 cm (25–27 in) in length. The tail measures around 34–42 cm (13–17 in) in length, and the wings are 20 cm (7.9 in) long. It weighs 254–260 g (9.0–9.2 oz). The plumages of the male and female are similar. The head, neck and breast are black. The eyes are yellow, and the bill and feet are red. The rest of the plumage is mostly blue. The wings and tail feathers have white tips. The underwing-coverts are dark grey, and the flight feathers are light grey. The uppertail-coverts have black tips. The central pair of tail feathers are the longest. The other tail feathers have black bands.
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When to see the Taiwan Blue Magpie
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Taiwan Blue Magpie
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Taiwan Blue Magpie
The Taiwan blue magpie, also called the Taiwan magpie, Formosan blue magpie, or the "long-tailed mountain lady", is a bird species in the crow family. It is endemic to Taiwan.
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Easily confused with
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaThe head, neck, and breast are black with a bluish spotting on the crown.
Yellow-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisLength 66 cm (26 in), including tail of about 46 cm (18 in).
Sri Lanka Blue MagpieUrocissa ornataThe Sri Lanka blue magpie measures 42–47 cm (17–19 in) in length, which is larger than a mynah, but smaller than a crow.
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