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Gold-billed Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris (Blyth, E 1846)

The yellow-billed blue magpie or gold-billed magpie is a passerine bird in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. It forms a superspecies with the Taiwan blue magpie and the red-billed blue magpie. The species ranges across the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent including the lower Himalayas, with a disjunct population in Vietnam. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1846)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15 p.28

Protonym:
  Psilorhinus flavirostris

Type locality:
  Darjeeling.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122563


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CEBD06257CAD9597

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CEBD0625

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CEBD0625


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563647

Geographic range:

  • Urocissa flavirostris flavirostris: E Himalayas to Assam, s Tibet and n Myanmar
  • Urocissa flavirostris cucullata: W Himalayas (Hazara to e Nepal)
  • Urocissa flavirostris schaeferi: W Myanmar (Chin Hills)
  • Urocissa flavirostris robini: N Vietnam (nw Tonkin)
English:
Gold-billed Magpie
Catalan:
garsa blava becgroga
Czech:
kraska himálajská
Danish:
Gulnæbbet Kitta
German:
Gelbschnabelkitta
Spanish:
Urraca Piquigualda
Spanish (Spain):
Urraca Piquigualda
Finnish:
himalajanloistoharakka
French:
Pirolle à bec jaune
Croatian:
žutokljuna svraka
Hungarian:
sárgacsőrű kitta
Italian:
Gazza beccodorato
Japanese (romaji):
kibashisanjaku
Japanese:
キバシサンジャク
Lithuanian:
Geltonsnapė žydroji šarka
Dutch:
Geelsnavelkitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitnakkeskjor
Norwegian:
Hvitnakkeskjære
Polish:
kitta żółtodzioba
Portuguese:
pega-azul-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal):
pega-de-bico-dourado
Russian:
Желтоклювая лазоревая сорока
Slovak:
kita žltozobá
Serbian:
Žutokljuna plava svraka
Swedish:
gulnäbbad blåskata
Ukrainian:
Кіта жовтодзьоба
Chinese:
黄嘴蓝鹊
Chinese (Traditional):
黃嘴藍鵲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pirolle à bec jaune ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pirolle à bec jaune ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Golden-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Golden-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Urocissa flavirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Urocissa flavirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Urocissa flavirostris [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Gold-billed Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa flavirostris) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Urocissa flavirostris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Urocissa flavirostris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: sarıdimdik lacivərd sağsağan
Catalan: garsa blava becgroga
Czech: kraska himálajská, Kraska žlutozobá
Danish: Gulnæbbet Kitta
German: Gelbschnabelkitta, Gelb-Schnabelkitta
English: Black-headed Magpie, Gold-billed Magpie, Golden-billed Magpie, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie, Yellow-billed Magpie
English, HBW: Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
English (India): Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
English (IOC): Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
English (United States): Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
Esperanto: Orbeka pigo
Spanish: Urraca Azul de Pico Amarillo, Urraca Piquigualda
Spanish (Spain): Urraca Piquigualda
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
Estonian: himaalaja lasuurharakas
Finnish: Himalajanloistoharakka
French: Pie bleue à bec jaune, Pirolle à bec jaune
Croatian: žutokljuna svraka
Hungarian: sárgacsőrű kitta
Italian: Gazza azzurra beccogiallo, Gazza beccodorato
Japanese (romaji): ki-bashi sanjaku, kibashisanjaku
Japanese: キバシサンジャク
Japanese (Kanji): 黄嘴山鵲
Scientific: Cissa flavirostris, Psilorhinus flavirostris, Urocissa flavirostris, Urocissa flavirostris flavirostris
Lithuanian: Geltonsnapė žydroji šarka
Latvian: zeltknābja žagata
Nepali: सुनठू“डे लामपुच्छ«े
Dutch: Geelsnavelkitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitnakkeskjor
Norwegian: Hvitnakkeskjære
Polish: kitta zóltodzioba, kitta żółtodzioba
Pinyin: huáng-zuǐ lán-què
Portuguese: pega-azul-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): pega-de-bico-dourado
Russian: Желтоклювая лазоревая сорока
Slovak: kita žltozobá
Serbian: Žutokljuna plava svraka
Swedish: Gulnäbbad blåskata
Turkish: Sarı Gagalı Mavi Saksağan
Ukrainian: Кіта жовтодзьоба
Vietnamese: Chim Giẻ cùi mỏ vàng, Giẻ cùi mỏ vàng
Chinese: 黄嘴蓝鹊
Chinese (Traditional): 黃嘴藍鵲

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