Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
Urocissa ornata(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
The Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata) 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.
Range: dense evergreen hill forest of Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Urocissa ornata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pica ornata
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- India orientali.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.749
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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