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Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Description:

It is about the same size as the European Magpie but has a much longer tail, the longest tail of any corvid. It is 65-68 cm (26-27 in) long and weighs 196-232 grams (6.9-8.2 oz).

Habitat:

The Red-billed Blue Magpie occurs in a broad swathe from the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, and further eastwards. It ranges from the Western Himalayas eastwards into Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in evergreen forest and scrub in predominantly hilly or mountainous country.

Notes:

I spotted this at Foping Nature Reserve, around the research station. I was lucky enough to catch it in flight a few times.

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14 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Pic no1 placed here should be after No2 or 3 as per my view... but its your spotting... :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish, but you don't like pic #1?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Pictures No 2,3,4 and 5 are interesting..

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks Karen and jake!

jakewade97
jakewade97 12 years ago

Cool bird

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great series Dan!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thank you everyone!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Beautiful Bird, Very nice series,

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Beautiful bird

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Wow!

freelancing
freelancing 12 years ago

Looks like a Blue Jay and a Cardinal had a baby. Beautiful bird.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Nice spotting!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Great bird!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Espectacular secuencias

Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

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Spotted on Apr 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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