The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, roughly about the size of the Eurasian jay or slightly smaller. In the wild specimens are usually a bright green colour (often fades to turquoise in captivity or with poor diet as the pigment is carotenoid based[2]), slightly lighter on the underside and has a thick black stripe from the bill (through the eyes) to the nape. Compared to the other members of its genus, the white-tipped tail is quite long. This all contrasts vividly with the red fleshy eye rims, bill and legs. The wings are reddish maroon.
It is found from the lower Himalayas in north eastern India in a broad south easterly band down into central Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and northwestern Borneo in evergreen forest (including bamboo forest), clearings and scrub.
This bird seeks food both on the ground and in trees, and takes a very high percentage of animal prey from countless invertebrates, small reptiles, mammals and young birds and eggs. It will also take flesh from a recently killed carcass.
The nest is built in trees, large shrubs and often in tangles of various climbing vines. There are usually 4–6 eggs laid.
The voice is quite varied but often a harsh peep-peep. It also frequently whistles and chatters.
Taxonomyedit
In bluish plumage due to lack of lutein, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
The common green magpie was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1775 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.[3] The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text.[4] Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial nameCoracias chinensis in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées.[5] Buffon believed that his specimen had come from China but the species only occurs in the extreme south of the country. The type locality was redesignated in 1952 by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann as Mergui, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.[6]
The common green magpie is now one of four species that are placed in the genusCissa that was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the common green magpie as the type species.[7][8] The generic name is from the Ancient Greekkissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie". The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China.[9]
^BirdLife International (2018). "Cissa chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705809A130381297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705809A130381297.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Shelton, L. C. "Successful Breeding of the Long--tailed Cissa at the Houston Zoo". AFA Watchbird. 16 (5): 8–11.
^Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1775). "Le rolle de la Chine". Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 5. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale. pp. 181–182.
^Boddaert, Pieter (1783). Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton : avec les denominations de M.M. de Buffon, Brisson, Edwards, Linnaeus et Latham, precedé d'une notice des principaux ouvrages zoologiques enluminés (in French). Utrecht. p. 38, Number 620.
^Stresemann, Erwin (1952). "On the birds collected by Pierre Poivre in Canton, Manila, India and Madagascar (1751–1756)". Ibis. 94 (3): 499–523 [516]. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1952.tb01847.x.
^Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen". Isis von Oken (in German). 19. Cols 969–981 [975 Fn. 2].
^ abGill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Crows, mudnesters, birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 101, 109. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Common green magpie news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The common green magpie Cissa chinensis is a member of the crow family roughly about the size of the Eurasian jay or slightly smaller In the wild specimens are usually a bright green colour often fades to turquoise in captivity or with poor diet as the pigment is carotenoid based 2 slightly lighter on the underside and has a thick black stripe from the bill through the eyes to the nape Compared to the other members of its genus the white tipped tail is quite long This all contrasts vividly with the red fleshy eye rims bill and legs The wings are reddish maroon Common green magpie Nominate subspecies Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae Genus Cissa Species C chinensis Binomial name Cissa chinensis Boddaert 1783 Native distribution of the common green magpie It is found from the lower Himalayas in north eastern India in a broad south easterly band down into central Thailand Malaysia Sumatra and northwestern Borneo in evergreen forest including bamboo forest clearings and scrub This bird seeks food both on the ground and in trees and takes a very high percentage of animal prey from countless invertebrates small reptiles mammals and young birds and eggs It will also take flesh from a recently killed carcass The nest is built in trees large shrubs and often in tangles of various climbing vines There are usually 4 6 eggs laid The voice is quite varied but often a harsh peep peep It also frequently whistles and chatters Taxonomy edit nbsp In bluish plumage due to lack of lutein Kaeng Krachan National Park Thailand The common green magpie was described by the French polymath Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon in 1775 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux 3 The bird was also illustrated in a hand coloured plate engraved by Francois Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminees D Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon s text 4 Neither the plate caption nor Buffon s description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Coracias chinensis in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminees 5 Buffon believed that his specimen had come from China but the species only occurs in the extreme south of the country The type locality was redesignated in 1952 by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann as Mergui Tanintharyi Region Myanmar 6 The common green magpie is now one of four species that are placed in the genus Cissa that was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the common green magpie as the type species 7 8 The generic name is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a jay or magpie The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China 9 Five subspecies are recognised 8 C c chinensis Boddaert 1783 Himalayas to south China north Indochina Thailand and Myanmar C c klossi Delacour amp Jabouille 1924 central Indochina C c margaritae Robinson amp Kloss 1919 Lang Bian Mountains south Vietnam C c robinsoni Ogilvie Grant 1906 Malay Peninsula C c minor Cabanis 1850 Sumatra and BorneoReferences edit BirdLife International 2018 Cissa chinensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22705809A130381297 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22705809A130381297 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Shelton L C Successful Breeding of the Long tailed Cissa at the Houston Zoo AFA Watchbird 16 5 8 11 Buffon Georges Louis Leclerc de 1775 Le rolle de la Chine Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux in French Vol 5 Paris De L Imprimerie Royale pp 181 182 Buffon Georges Louis Leclerc de Martinet Francois Nicolas Daubenton Edme Louis Daubenton Louis Jean Marie 1765 1783 Rollier de la Chine Planches Enluminees D Histoire Naturelle Vol 7 Paris De L Imprimerie Royale Plate 620 Boddaert Pieter 1783 Table des planches enlumineez d histoire naturelle de M D Aubenton avec les denominations de M M de Buffon Brisson Edwards Linnaeus et Latham precede d une notice des principaux ouvrages zoologiques enlumines in French Utrecht p 38 Number 620 Stresemann Erwin 1952 On the birds collected by Pierre Poivre in Canton Manila India and Madagascar 1751 1756 Ibis 94 3 499 523 516 doi 10 1111 j 1474 919X 1952 tb01847 x Boie Friedrich 1826 Generalubersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen Familien und Gattungen Isis von Oken in German 19 Cols 969 981 975 Fn 2 a b Gill Frank Donsker David eds 2019 Crows mudnesters birds of paradise World Bird List Version 9 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 25 August 2019 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm pp 101 109 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Common green magpie amp oldid 1191913357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
