Crows (Corvidae)
Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) - HBW 14, p. 567
French: Geai à ailes blanches
German: Trauerelster
Spanish: Urraca Negra
Other common names: White-winged Magpie(!)/Jay; Black Jay, Black Crested Magpie (aterrimus)
Taxonomy: Glaucopis leucopterus Temminck, 1824, Sumatra.
Affinities uncertain; probably one of the most primitive members of the family, but has received remarkably little study. Races well differentiated, and may represent two separate species. Research, including comparative molecular studies, required. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucopterus ( Temminck, 1824) - Malay Peninsula S from extreme S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) and S Thailand, Bintan (in Riau Archipelago), Sumatra and Bangka I.
- aterrimus ( Temminck, 1829) - Borneo.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird calling and moving in dense vegetation. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp leucopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 3 years ago 33 sec 2.5
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A bird perched on a dead tree.
Locality Kutai National Park, East Kalimantan Province, Kalimantan (Indonesia), Borneo (ssp atterimus)
Carmelo López 24 October 2012 27 weeks ago 3 -
A bird in hand.
Locality Sungai Lalang, Semenyih, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
rusli 22 September 2010 2 years ago 2.7 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp leucopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 3 years ago 2
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Calls of a bird.
Locality Kinabatangan River, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
(ssp aterrimus)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 1996 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of a bird. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
(ssp leucopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Song. Locality Dangku River, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 22 August 2003 4 years ago 4 -
Song. Locality Dangku River, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 22 August 2003 4 years ago 3.5 -
Song. Locality Dangku River, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 22 August 2003 4 years ago 0
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