Crows (Corvidae)
Grey Treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) - HBW 14, p. 601
French: Témia de Swinhoe
German: Graubrust-Baumelster
Spanish: Urraca Gris
Other common names: Himalayan Treepie
Taxonomy: Dendrocitta sinensis var. formosae Swinhoe, 1863, Taiwan.
Forms a species group with D. cinerascens, D. occipitalis and D. leucogastra; sometimes thought to be conspecific with first two. Races fall into two groups, W group with greyish rump and some grey in tail (occidentalis, himalayana, sarkari, assimilis) and relatively shorter-tailed E group with darker, less patterned plumage, white rump and (except nominate) wholly black tail (sinica, sapiens, insulae, nominate). Isolated race sarkari often subsumed in himalayana. Race himalayana often listed as "him.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Dendrocitta sinensis var. formosae Swinhoe, 1863, Taiwan.
Forms a species group with D. cinerascens, D. occipitalis and D. leucogastra; sometimes thought to be conspecific with first two. Races fall into two groups, W group with greyish rump and some grey in tail (occidentalis, himalayana, sarkari, assimilis) and relatively shorter-tailed E group with darker, less patterned plumage, white rump and (except nominate) wholly black tail (sinica, sapiens, insulae, nominate). Isolated race sarkari often subsumed in himalayana. Race himalayana often listed as "himalayensis", but former has priority. Eight subspecies recognized.
Forms a species group with D. cinerascens, D. occipitalis and D. leucogastra; sometimes thought to be conspecific with first two. Races fall into two groups, W group with greyish rump and some grey in tail (occidentalis, himalayana, sarkari, assimilis) and relatively shorter-tailed E group with darker, less patterned plumage, white rump and (except nominate) wholly black tail (sinica, sapiens, insulae, nominate). Isolated race sarkari often subsumed in himalayana. Race himalayana often listed as "himalayensis", but former has priority. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- occidentalis Ticehurst, 1925 - Himalayan foothills from Pakistan (Murree) E through NW India to W Nepal.
- himalayana Jerdon, 1864 - C Nepal E to NE India, N Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan), NW Thailand, N & C Laos and N Vietnam (S to N Annam).
- sarkari Kinnear & Whistler, 1930 - Eastern Ghats (Orissa and N Andhra Pradesh), in E India.
- occidentalis Ticehurst, 1925 - Himalayan foothills from Pakistan (Murree) E through NW India to W Nepal.
- himalayana Jerdon, 1864 - C Nepal E to NE India, N Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan), NW Thailand, N & C Laos and N Vietnam (S to N Annam).
- sarkari Kinnear & Whistler, 1930 - Eastern Ghats (Orissa and N Andhra Pradesh), in E India.
- assimilis Hume, 1877 - SW & E Myanmar and N Thailand.
- sapiens ( Deignan, 1955) - C China (WC Sichuan).
- sinica Stresemann, 1913 - E & SE China and NE Tonkin (extreme N Vietnam).
- formosae Swinhoe, 1863 - Taiwan.
- insulae E. J. O. Hartert, 1910 - Hainan I, in S China.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched in a tree, looking around and flying away. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (ssp formosae)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.2 -
An individual perched in a tree and flying away. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (ssp formosae)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird foraging close to a feeder Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp occidentalis)
Guus van Duin 28 December 2005 5 years ago 11 sec 3.7 -
Foraging on the ground Locality Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 6 November 2012 10 weeks ago 1 min 12 sec 3 -
adult on branch, eats insect and flies Locality Huben Village, Linnei, Yunlin County, Taiwan (ssp formosae)
Martin Kennewell 23 May 2009 3 years ago 7 sec 3 -
Individual foraging in a tree Locality Pokhara, Nepal (ssp himalayana)
Greg Baker 5 March 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 2.8
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A bird on the ground.
Locality 228 Peace Memorial Park, Taipei City, Taiwan
alder 10 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
seen one bird
Locality Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
jugal Tiwari 2 June 2011 1 year ago 3.4 -
A bird with a fruit in its beak.
Locality Taiwan
Simone 2 years ago 3.3 -
Adult bird.
Locality Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 23 April 2011 47 weeks ago 3.2 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (ssp formosae)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 1 year ago 3 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Himachal Pradesh, India (ssp himalayana)
Carmelo López 29 May 2010 2 years ago 2.8
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Bird calling Locality Namdapha National Park, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Desmond Allen 1 February 1998 3 years ago 3.7 -
Nasal cawing behind Crested Finchbill Locality Mawphlang, Shillong, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India
Desmond Allen 1 February 1998 3 years ago 1
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