Crows (Corvidae)
White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra) - HBW 14, p. 602
French: Témia à ventre blanc
German: Weißbauch-Baumelster
Spanish: Urraca Ventriblanca
Other common names: Southern Treepie
Taxonomy: Dendrocitta leucogastra Gould, 1833, "Eastern Asia" = Malabar coast, India.
Forms a species group with D. formosae, D. cinerascens and D. occipitalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Ghats from N Karnataka S to S Kerala and E to W Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), in SW India.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling and preening in a tree. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 47 sec 3 -
2 shots of this species in the heart of the forest Locality Periyar, Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 2 years ago 13 sec 2.3 -
2 shots in the deep of the forest Locality Periyar, Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 2 years ago 16 sec 2 -
2 shots among leaves Locality Periyar, Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 2 years ago 19 sec 1.5
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Periyar, Kerala, India
Carmelo López 26 April 2010 1 year ago 2.4
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A bird calling.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 3.5
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