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Grey Treepie

Dendrocitta formosae Swinhoe, R 1863

The grey treepie, also known as the Himalayan treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. They are widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan. The populations vary in plumage and several are named as subspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Dendrocitta
Scientific:
  Dendrocitta formosae

Original description

Citation:
  Swinhoe, R 1863

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Dendrocitta sinensis var. formosae

Type locality:
  Formosa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54848321

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  81FFAAC2AADCF399

Avibase ID:
  avibase-81FFAAC2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/81FFAAC2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559701

Geographic range:

  • Dendrocitta formosae formosae: Taiwan
  • Dendrocitta formosae occidentalis: W Himalayas (n Pakistan to Garhwal)
  • Dendrocitta formosae himalayana: E Himalayas to Myanmar and n Laos
  • Dendrocitta formosae sarkari: E India (s Jaipur and n Madras)
  • Dendrocitta formosae assimilis: southern Myanmar to Thailand
  • Dendrocitta formosae sinica: E and se China to n Vietnam
  • Dendrocitta formosae sapiens: S China on Mt. Omei (w Sichuan)
  • Dendrocitta formosae insulae: Hainan (s China)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey Treepie
Catalan:
garsa arbòria fumada
Czech:
straka himálajská
Danish:
Grå Træskade
German:
Graubrust-Baumelster
Spanish:
Urraca Gris
Spanish (Spain):
Urraca Gris
Finnish:
naamioviidakkoharakka
French:
Témia de Swinhoe
Croatian:
sivotrba svraka
Hungarian:
kósza szarka
Italian:
Dendrogazza grigia
Japanese (romaji):
taiwan'onaga
Japanese:
タイワンオナガ
Lithuanian:
Pilkakrūtė dendrocita
Dutch:
Grijsborstboomekster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråskjor
Norwegian:
Gråskjære
Polish:
srokówka maskowa
Portuguese:
pega-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
pega-cinzenta
Russian:
Серогрудая китта
Slovak:
strakaňa čiernočelá
Serbian:
Siva šumska svraka
Swedish:
grå trädskata
Ukrainian:
Вагабунда сіровола
Chinese:
灰树鹊
Chinese (Traditional):
樹鵲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Témia de Swinhoe ( Dendrocitta formosae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Témia de Swinhoe ( Dendrocitta formosae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: bozdöş ağac sağsağanı
Bengali: মেটে হাঁড়িচাচা
Catalan: garsa arbòria fumada
Czech: Straka himálajská
Danish: Grå Træskade
German: Graubrust-Baumelster, Rauchgraue Wanderelster
English: Gray Tree Pie, Gray Treepie, Grey Tree Pie, Grey Treepie, Himalayan Tree Pie, Himalayan Treepie
English, HBW: Grey Treepie
English (IOC): Grey Treepie
English (United States): Gray Treepie
Esperanto: Griza arbopigo
Spanish: Urraca Gris, Urraca Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Urraca Gris
Spanish (HBW): Gray Treepie
Estonian: hiina ruskharakas
Finnish: Naamioviidakkoharakka
French: Pie grise, Pie vagabonde de Taiwan, Témia de Swinhoe
Croatian: sivotrba svraka
Hungarian: kósza szarka
Italian: Dendrogazza grigia, Gazza dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): taiwan o-naga, taiwanonaga, taiwan'onaga
Japanese: タイワンオナガ
Japanese (Kanji): 台湾尾長
Scientific: Crypsirina formosae, Dendrocitta formosae, Dendrocitta formosae formosae, Dendrocitta sinensis var. formosae
Lithuanian: Pilkakrūtė dendrocita
Mongolian: хөх модны шаазгай
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хөх модны шаазгай
Nepali: पहाडी कोकले
Dutch: Grijsborstboomekster, Grijsborst-boomekster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråskjor
Norwegian: Gråskjære
Polish: sroka maskowa, srokówka maskowa
Pinyin: huī shù-què, shù-què
Portuguese: pega-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): pega-cinzenta
Russian: Серогрудая древесная сорока, Серогрудая китта
Slovak: strakaňa čiernočelá
Serbian: Siva šumska svraka
Swedish: grå trädskata, Himalayaträdskata
Thai: นกกะลิงเขียดสีเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-liŋ-kʰìat sĭi-tʰaw
Turkish: Gri saksağan
Ukrainian: Вагабунда сіровола
Vietnamese: Chim Choàng choạc xám, Choàng choạc xám
Chinese: 樹鵲, 灰树鹊, 灰樹鵲
Chinese (Traditional): 樹鵲, 樹鵲〔灰樹鵲〕, 灰樹鵲
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 樹鵲
Chinese (Taiwan): 树鹊

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