Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus(Pallas, PS, 1776)
English (US) Azure-winged Magpie
The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanopica cyanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanopica cyanus cyanus
- Cyanopica cyanus japonica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus cyanus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Dauria.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.694
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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