OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Cyanopica ("lapis lazuli magpie") cyanus ("dark-blue")
Azure-winged Magpie (subspecies C. c. japonica) near Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan - November 2014
Featured Subspecies: Cyanopica cyana japonica
Weight: 65-112g / Length: 31-35cm / Wingspan: 38cm
ABSENT FROM UK / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Azure-winged Magpie is a fairly small corvid with a similar shape to the Eurasian Magpie. Until very recently, it was considered to be the same species as the near-identical looking birds found in Spain and Portugal - now know as the Iberian Azure-winged Magpie. The species found in East Asia - specifically Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia and Russia is seemingly more abundant in its range, found right into urban areas in Japan. I saw this species twice - firstly the photographed bird was near Tsukiji Fish Market, and then later a small party came through a park we were visiting.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanopica
Subspecies: C. c. cyanus, C. c. pallescens, C. c. koreensis, C. c. stegmanni, C. c. swinhoei, C. c. interposita, C. c. kansuensis, C. c. japonica
- Sighting Locations -
- TOKYO/HOKKAIDO 2014 TRIP: Single bird seen near Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo and briefly a flock of 3 at Kyu Yasuda Park, Tokyo
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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