The red-billed blue magpie is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is about the same size as the Eurasian magpie, but has a much longer tail, one of the longest of any corvid. It is 65–68 cm (25.5–27 in) long and weighs 196–232 g (6.9–8.2 oz). Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Corvus erythrorynchus
Type locality:
[China]; restricted to Canton by Birckhead (1937, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 966, p. 13).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/60/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
76C44D5A85F918B7
Avibase ID:
avibase-76C44D5A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/76C44D5A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916625
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pirolle à bec rouge ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pirolle à bec rouge ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Urocissa erythrorhyncha [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Urocissa erythrorhyncha [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Urocissa erythrorhyncha [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythroryncha) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urocissa erythrorhyncha [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urocissa erythroryncha [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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