Crows (Corvidae)
White-winged Magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) - HBW 14, p. 596
French: Pirolle de Whitehead
German: Graubauchkitta
Spanish: Urraca de Whitehead
Other common names: White-winged Blue/Whitehead's Magpie
Taxonomy: Urocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899, Five-finger Mountains, interior of Hainan, China.
Genus has sometimes been subsumed in Cissa, but three members of latter seem to form a distinctive group. This species sometimes allocated its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, but seems to possess sufficient features to allow its retention in present genus. Races well differentiated, possibly worthy of separate species status; further research required. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xanthomelana ( Delacour, 1927) - S China (S Sichuan and SW Guangxi), N Vietnam (W & E Tonkin and N & C Annam) and N & C Laos.
- whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 - Hainan I (SE China).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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moving through tree top Locality Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (ssp xanthomelana)
Martin Kennewell 30 March 2013 6 weeks ago 39 sec 3.8 -
rear view on exposed perch calling, flies Locality Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (ssp xanthomelana)
Martin Kennewell 30 March 2013 6 weeks ago 38 sec 3.8 -
perched overhead, flies to another perch, filmed from a rocking boat Locality Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (ssp xanthomelana)
Martin Kennewell 30 March 2013 6 weeks ago 32 sec 3.6
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A bird in flight.
Locality Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam (ssp xanthomelana)
Fran Trabalon 2 December 2010 2 years ago 3.2 -
side view perched
Locality Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (ssp xanthomelana)
Martin Kennewell 30 March 2013 6 weeks ago 3
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