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Dendrocitta

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Dendrocitta
Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Subfamily: Crypsirininae
Genus: Dendrocitta
Gould, 1833
Type species
Dendrocitta leucogastra[1]
Gould, 1833
Species

D. formosae
D. vagabunda
D. frontalis
D. occipitalis
D. cinerascens
D. leucogastra
D. bayleii

Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. They are resident in tropical South and Southeast Asia. The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".[2]

The species are plumaged in black, grey and rufous. Typically, the face and flight feathers are black, and the back is rufous. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.

They are, in taxonomic order:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dendrocitta formosae Grey treepie Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan
Dendrocitta vagabunda Rufous treepie Indian subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia
Dendrocitta frontalis Collared treepie northeastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh, Nepal and across into Burma
Dendrocitta occipitalis Sumatran treepie Sumatra in Indonesia
Dendrocitta cinerascens Bornean treepie Borneo
Dendrocitta leucogastra White-bellied treepie Western Ghats, mainly south of Goa
Dendrocitta bayleii Andaman treepie Andaman Islands of India

References

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  1. ^ "Corvidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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