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Cyanopica cyana (Azure-winged magpie)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the European Magpie (Pica pica) but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It belongs to the monotypical genus Cyanopica. It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in colour with the wings and the feathers of the long (16–20 cm) tail are an azure blue.
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Attributes

Clutch Size [1]  6

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Alashan Plateau semi-desert China, Mongolia Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Amur meadow steppe China, Russia Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Bohai Sea saline meadow China Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas  
Central China loess plateau mixed forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Changbai Mountains mixed forests China, Dem. People's Rep of Korea Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Changjiang Plain evergreen forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests China, Russia Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Daba Mountains evergreen forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Daurian forest steppe China, Mongolia, Russia Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests China Palearctic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Helanshan montane conifer forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Huang He Plain mixed forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Iberian conifer forests Spain Palearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests Spain, Portugal Palearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests China Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Manchurian mixed forests Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea, China, Russia Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Mongolian-Manchurian grassland China, Mongolia Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Nenjiang River grassland China Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Northeast China Plain deciduous forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Northwest Iberian montane forests Portugal, Spain Palearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Ordos Plateau steppe China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Qilian Mountains conifer forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Qilian Mountains subalpine meadows China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Qin Ling Mountains deciduous forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra Mongolia, Russia Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco Palearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Suiphun-Khanka meadows and forest meadows China, Russia Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Yellow Sea saline meadow China Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
DOÑANA 281453 Spain  
EMBALSE DE ARROCAMPO 1697 Spain  
EMBALSE DE BORBOLLÓN 2339 Spain  
EMBALSE DE LOS CANCHALES 1483 Spain  
EMBALSE DE MONTIJO 435 Spain  
EMBALSE DE VALDECAÑAS 18432 Spain  
EMBALSE DE VALUENGO 677 Spain  
ESTERO DE DOMINGO RUBIO 848 Spain  
HURDES 66675 Spain  
LLANOS DE ALCANTARA Y BROZAS 126519 Spain  
LLANOS DE TRUJILLO 19167 Spain  
LLANOS DE ZORITA Y EMBALSE DE SIERRA BRAVA 46422 Spain  
MARISMAS DE ISLA CRISTINA 6173 Spain  
MARISMAS DEL RIO PIEDRAS Y FLECHA DEL ROMPIDO 5953 Spain  
MONFRAGÜE Y LAS DEHESAS DEL ENTORNO 287016 Spain  
RIBEROS DEL ALMONTE 20665 Spain  
RIO TAJO INTERNACIONAL Y RIBEROS 50091 Spain  
SIERRA DE GATA Y VALLE DE LAS PILAS 45770 Spain  
SIERRA NORTE 438558 Spain  
SIERRAS CENTRALES Y EMBALSE DE ALANGE 40949 Spain  
SIERRAS DE CAZORLA, SEGURA Y LAS VILLAS 519222 Spain  
SIERRAS DE PEÑALSORDO Y CAPILLA 11231 Spain  

Prey / Diet

Ficus thonningii (Chinese banyan)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acridotheres cristatellus (Crested Myna)1
Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna)1
Alophoixus pallidus (Puff-throated Bulbul)1
Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas's squirrel)1
Columba livia (Rock Pigeon)1
Copsychus saularis (Oriental Magpie-Robin)1
Corvus macrorhynchos (Large-billed Crow)1
Cynopterus sphinx (greater short-nosed fruit bat)1
Dicaeum cruentatum (Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker)1
Dicrurus paradiseus (Greater Racket-tailed Drongo)1
Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian Koel)1
Garrulax perspicillatus (Masked Laughingthrush)1
Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove)1
Megalaima faiostricta (Green-eared Barbet)1
Megalaima oorti (Black-browed Barbet)1
Oriolus oriolus (Eurasian Golden Oriole)1
Parus major (Great Tit)1
Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)1
Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)1
Pica pica (Eurasian Magpie)1
Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed Parakeet)1
Pycnonotus aurigaster (Sooty-headed Bulbul)1
Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered Bulbul)1
Pycnonotus melanicterus (Black-crested Bulbul)1
Pycnonotus sinensis (Light-vented Bulbul)1
Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted Dove)1
Sturnus nigricollis (Black-collared Starling)1
Sturnus sericeus (Red-billed Starling)1
Sturnus sturninus (Daurian Starling)1
Trachypithecus francoisi (François's leaf monkey)1
Turdus cardis (Japanese Thrush)1
Turdus hortulorum (Grey-backed Thrush)1
Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)1
Turdus obscurus (Eyebrowed Thrush)1
Turdus pallidus (Pale Thrush)1
Urocissa erythrorhyncha (Red-billed Blue Magpie)1
Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo)1
Zoothera citrina (Orange-headed Thrush)1
Zosterops japonicus (Japanese White-eye)1

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Attica Zoological Park S.A.
Birdland Park & Gardens
Bristol Zoo Gardens
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservat'n Society
Chessington World of Adventures, Ltd.
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
Dudley Zoological Gardens
Exmoor Zoological Park
Fort Worth Zoological Park
Hong Kong Zool. & Botanical Gardens
Houston Zoo, Inc.
Inokashira Park Zoo
John Ball Zoological Garden
Kyiv Zoological Parkpallescens
Leeds Castle Enterprises Ltd.
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
 swinhoei
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Miami Metrozoo
Moscow Zoological Park
North of England Zoological Society
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Parc Zoologique De Cleres (MNHN)
Parque Zoologico Quinzinho de Barros
Podkrusnohorsky Zoopark Chomutov
Prospect Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Rotterdam Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
Ueno Zoological Gardens
Wroclaw Zoo, LLCcyana
Yokohama Zool. Gardens
Zoo Atlanta
Zoobotanico de Jerez
Zoologicka zahrada Ostrava

Distribution

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 17-Oct-2001, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 2"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Natura 2000, UK data: © Crown copyright and database right [2010] All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100017955
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011