Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) — Crows, Jays & Magpies of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) is a member of the Corvidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 149 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Genus Urocissa
- Species flavirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 149 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Corvidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) is a member of the Corvidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 149 g, with a wing length of about 18.5 cm and a tail of around 39.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 304,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 149 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie live?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie belong to?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) belongs to the Corvidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie eat?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie migrate?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie's range?
The Yellow-billed Blue Magpie has a mapped global range of about 304,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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