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Treepie

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Corvidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Treepie Oriental Bird Club Image Database Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta

Similar
  
Rufous treepie, Dendrocitta, Grey treepie, Racket‑tailed treepie, Piapiac

Treepie in tropical region southeast asia


The treepies comprise four closely related genera (Dendrocitta, Crypsirina, Temnurus and Platysmurus) of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae. There are 11 species of treepie. Treepies are similar to magpies. Most treepies are black, white, gray or brown. They are found in Southeast Asia. They live in tropical forests. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.

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Treepie Oriental Bird Club Image Database Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta

Treepie bird


Species

Following Ericson et al. (2005), the black magpie is placed with the treepies:

Treepie Rufous treepie

  • Genus Crypsirina
  • Hooded treepie, Crypsirina cucullata
  • Racket-tailed treepie, Crypsirina temia
  • Genus Dendrocitta
  • Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyi
  • Bornean treepie, Dendrocitta cinerascens
  • Grey treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
  • Collared treepie, Dendrocitta frontalis
  • White-bellied treepie, Dendrocitta leucogastra
  • Sumatran treepie, Dendrocitta occipitalis
  • Rufous treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda
  • Genus Platysmurus
  • Black magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus
  • Genus Temnurus
  • Ratchet-tailed treepie, Temnurus temnurus

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    Treepie Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Corvidae Birds of India

    References

    Treepie Wikipedia