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White-winged Magpie

Urocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1899

The white-winged magpie or Hainan magpie is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, though it appears to have sufficient features to remain in the genus Urocissa. There are two subspecies, the nominate whiteheadi being found in Hainan and xanthomelana found in southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos. The two subspecies are distinctive and may merit specific status; further research is needed. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Urocissa
Scientific:
  Urocissa whiteheadi


Original description

Citation:
  Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1899

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 10 p.18

Protonym:
  Urocissa whiteheadi

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/206170#page/50/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  79103D60B01810D4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-79103D60

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/79103D60


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563649

Geographic range:

  • Urocissa whiteheadi whiteheadi: Mountains of Hainan (s China)
  • Urocissa whiteheadi xanthomelana: Mountains of s China to central Laos and n Vietnam
English:
White-winged Magpie
Catalan:
garsa de Whitehead
Czech:
kraska bělokřídlá
Danish:
Hvidvinget Kitta
German:
Hainankitta
Spanish:
Urraca de Whitehead
Spanish (Spain):
Urraca de Whitehead
Finnish:
ruskoloistoharakka
French:
Pirolle de Whitehead
Croatian:
hainanska svraka
Hungarian:
szürkehasú kitta
Italian:
Gazza alibianche
Japanese (romaji):
hajirosanjaku
Japanese:
ハジロサンジャク
Lithuanian:
Baltasparnė žydroji šarka
Dutch:
Grijsbuikkitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengskjor
Norwegian:
Hvitvingeskjære
Polish:
kitta białoskrzydła
Portuguese:
pega-de-asa-branca
Russian:
Сойковая сорока
Slovak:
kita bielokrídla
Serbian:
Belokrila svraka
Swedish:
vitvingad blåskata
Ukrainian:
Кіта білокрила
Chinese:
白翅蓝鹊
Chinese (Traditional):
白翅藍鵲〔灰藍鵲〕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pirolle de Whitehead ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pirolle de Whitehead ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-winged Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Urocissa whiteheadi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Urocissa whiteheadi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Urocissa whiteheadi [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
White-winged Magpie ( Urocissa whiteheadi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Urocissa whiteheadi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Urocissa whiteheadi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: ağqanad lacivərd sağsağan
Catalan: garsa de Whitehead
Czech: Kraska belokrídlá, kraska bělokřídlá
Danish: Hvidvinget Kitta
German: Graubauchkitta, Hainankitta, Trauerelster
English: Gray Magpie, Grey Magpie, White winged Magpie, Whitehead's blue magpie, Whitehead's Magpie, White-winged Blue Magpie, White-winged Blue-Magpie, White-winged Magpie
English, HBW: White-winged/Hainan Magpie
English (IOC): White-winged Magpie
English (United States): White-winged Magpie
Esperanto: Blankflugila pigo
Spanish: Urraca Azul de Alas Blancas, Urraca de Hainan, Urraca de Whitehead
Spanish (Spain): Urraca de Whitehead
Spanish (HBW): White-winged Magpie
Estonian: suurharakas
Finnish: Ruskoloistoharakka
French: Pie de Whitehead, Pirolle de Whitehead
Croatian: hainanska svraka
Hungarian: szürkehasú kitta
Italian: Gazza alibianche
Japanese (romaji): ha-jiro sanjaku, hajirosanjaku
Japanese: ハジロサンジャク
Japanese (Kanji): 羽白山鵲
Scientific: Cissa whiteheadi, Cissopica whiteheadi, Urocissa whiteheadi, Urocissa whiteheadi whiteheadi
Lithuanian: Baltasparnė žydroji šarka
Dutch: Grijsbuikkitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengskjor
Norwegian: Hvitvingeskjære
Polish: kitta bialoskrzydla, kitta białoskrzydła
Pinyin: bái-chì lán-què
Portuguese: pega-de-asa-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): pega-d'asa-branca
Russian: Белокрылая лазоревая сорока, Сойковая сорока
Slovak: kita bielokrídla
Serbian: Belokrila svraka
Swedish: Vitvingad blåskata
Turkish: Hainan saksağanı
Ukrainian: Кіта білокрила
Vietnamese: Chim Giẻ cùi vàng, Giẻ cùi vàng
Chinese: 白翅蓝鹊
Chinese (Traditional): 白翅藍鵲, 白翅藍鵲〔灰藍鵲〕

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