Collared Treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)
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Collared Treepie

Dendrocitta frontalis Horsfield, 1840

≈33 cmLength100 gWeight

It has a black forehead, face and bib, a silver-gray neck and scapulars, and a very long tail.

Busiest months: February and November · Most records: China, India, Bhutan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Forehead, face and bib black
  2. Breast, neck and scapulars pale silver-gray or blue-gray
  3. Back chestnut-brown; underparts similar in color
  4. Upperwing coverts white; primaries and tail black

Voice

Calls are varied and metallic; the alarm call is a chattering twitter.

Where and when it's recorded

Collared Treepie has been recorded at 26 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia139 records
  2. HongbengheChina98 records
  3. Shiti VillageChina69 records
More places
  1. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia51 records
  2. RongshuwangChina19 records
  3. Nabang [General Area]China11 records
  4. TongbiguanChina11 records
  5. Hongbenghe – Hide 12China9 records
  6. Beibeng-Gelin RoadChina8 records
  7. Hongbenghe VillageChina5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaIndiaBhutanVietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie, is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the crow family, Corvidae.

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Questions

How big is the Collared Treepie?

The Collared Treepie is about ≈33 cm long and weighs around 100 g.

Where does the Collared Treepie live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: northern India to northwestern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, India and Bhutan.

When is the best time to see the Collared Treepie?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Collared Treepie endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Collared Treepie as Least Concern.

What does the Collared Treepie eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Collared Treepie in?

It belongs to the family Crows, Jays (Corvidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈33 cm
Weight
100 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
130 mm
Tail
214 mm
Bill
32 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: northern India to northwestern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Crows, Jays Corvidae
Genus
Dendrocitta

Other birds in the genus Dendrocitta

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Collared Treepie

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