Bornean green magpie
| Bornean green magpie | |
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| Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cissa |
| Species: | C. jefferyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cissa jefferyi Sharpe, 1888 | |
The Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to montane forests on the southeast Asian island of Borneo.[2] It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Javan green magpie, but under the common name Short-tailed Green Magpie.[2] Uniquely among the green magpies, the Bornean green magpie has whitish eyes (dark reddish-brown in the other species).[2]
It dwells in thick vegetation in the mid and upper storeys of forests, and makes only short flights.[3]
The Bornean green magpie builds an open cup nest of sticks in the canopy. The fascinating nesting behaviors of this bird can be viewed at this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJbkQZQbskU The Bornean green magpie has a rather harsh call; a reminder that they are passerine birds which belong to the crow family Corvidae.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Cissa jefferyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 Van Balen S et al., 2011. Biology, taxonomy and conservation status of the Short-tailed Green Magpie Cissa thalassina from Java. Bird Conservation International FirstView Article, pp 1-19.
- ↑ Whitten, Tony and Jane (1992). Wild Indonesia: The Wildlife and Scenery of the Indonesian Archipelago. United Kingdom: New Holland. p. 131. ISBN 1-85368-128-8.
- ↑ Dr. Mithilesh Mishra (27 August 2009). "Short-tailed Green Magpie catches a cicada". Retrieved 29 June 2012.