Crows (Corvidae)
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) - HBW 14, p. 601
French: Témia vagabonde
German: Wanderbaumelster
Spanish: Urraca Vagabunda
Other common names: (Indian) Treepie
Taxonomy: Coracias vagabunda Latham, 1790, Calcutta, India.
Formerly known as D. rufa. Perhaps has a distant relationship with D. frontalis. Recent investigations of type specimens have revealed that proposed name vernayi (hitherto used for SE Indian population, based on birds from Nallamalai Range, in S Kurnool) is a junior synonym of pallida; type locality of latter (originally given erroneously as W Himalayas) has been fixed to Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), and behni is a new name for W Indian population that formerly went under name pallida. Geographical variation clinal, races intergrading; some of listed race.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Coracias vagabunda Latham, 1790, Calcutta, India.
Formerly known as D. rufa. Perhaps has a distant relationship with D. frontalis. Recent investigations of type specimens have revealed that proposed name vernayi (hitherto used for SE Indian population, based on birds from Nallamalai Range, in S Kurnool) is a junior synonym of pallida; type locality of latter (originally given erroneously as W Himalayas) has been fixed to Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), and behni is a new name for W Indian population that formerly went under name pallida. Geographical variation clinal, races intergrading; some of listed races possibly of questionable validity. Nine subspecies tentatively recognized.
Formerly known as D. rufa. Perhaps has a distant relationship with D. frontalis. Recent investigations of type specimens have revealed that proposed name vernayi (hitherto used for SE Indian population, based on birds from Nallamalai Range, in S Kurnool) is a junior synonym of pallida; type locality of latter (originally given erroneously as W Himalayas) has been fixed to Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), and behni is a new name for W Indian population that formerly went under name pallida. Geographical variation clinal, races intergrading; some of listed races possibly of questionable validity. Nine subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bristoli Paynter, 1961 - E Pakistan (S to Karachi) and E in Himalayan foothills to N India (Dehra Dun, in Uttarakhand).
- vagabunda ( Latham, 1790) - Uttarakhand E to Bangladesh and NE India, S in peninsula to N Andhra Pradesh.
- behni Steinheimer, 2009 - W & C India from S Gujarat (E Surat District) S to C Karnataka and E to mountain ridges of E Western Ghats.
- bristoli Paynter, 1961 - E Pakistan (S to Karachi) and E in Himalayan foothills to N India (Dehra Dun, in Uttarakhand).
- vagabunda ( Latham, 1790) - Uttarakhand E to Bangladesh and NE India, S in peninsula to N Andhra Pradesh.
- behni Steinheimer, 2009 - W & C India from S Gujarat (E Surat District) S to C Karnataka and E to mountain ridges of E Western Ghats.
- parvula Whistler & Kinnear, 1932 - SW India (S Karnataka and Kerala).
- pallida ( Blyth, 1846) - SE India S from Eastern Ghats (S of R Godavari).
- sclateri Stuart Baker, 1922 - W & N Myanmar.
- kinneari Stuart Baker, 1922 - C & E Myanmar, S China (SW Yunnan) and NW Thailand.
- saturatior Ticehurst, 1922 - S Myanmar and SW Thailand.
- sakeratensis Gyldenstolpe, 1920 - C, E & SE Thailand, Cambodia, S Laos and C & S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A tame, though wild bird, inspecting our vehicle and chasing a Jungle Babbler Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India (ssp parvula)
Josep del Hoyo 21 January 2001 5 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
A bird singing in a tree. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp parvula)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 31 sec 4.4 -
bird in small tree Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India
Christina Havard 29 January 2008 1 year ago 13 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a hanging branch. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp parvula)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 1 year ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on watermelon Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2007 2 years ago 13 sec 3.3 -
An adult searching for food Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp vagabunda)
Stefan Behrens 30 November 2002 6 years ago 36 sec 3.2
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A short break
Locality Thrissur District, Kerala, India
harikamal 18 October 2011 11 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling from a perch
Locality Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India
vasanthan.p.j 25 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp parvula)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
on a tree
Locality Vagator, North Goa District, Goa, India
Lior Kislev 27 February 2011 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.8 -
A bird on the road feeding on a RTA victim
Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 28 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Face off
Locality Thrissur Paddy Fields, Thrissur District, Kerala, India
harikamal 28 October 2011 11 weeks ago 3.5
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Magpie-like calls of a bird in a suburban area Locality Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India
(ssp parvula)
Stuart Fisher 3 February 2006 2 years ago 4.5 -
Nasal calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp pallida)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 June 2006 1 year ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
(ssp parvula)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Two different calls and sound of wing-flap Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp pallida)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 1983 1 year ago 4 -
Two types of calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2005 2 years ago 4 -
Juvenile calling for feed Locality Rajasthan, India
(ssp pallida)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2005 1 year ago 3
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