Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Species: Urocissa erythrorhyncha

English Name: Red-billed Blue Magpie

Chinese Name: 紅嘴藍鵲

Family: Corvidae

Description:

Large (65-68 cm), long tailed Magpie with a red bill, legs and feet. Plumage is blue above and white bellow with a black hood contrasting with a prominent white hindcrown and nape patch. It is a Macao resident.

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.

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