Indochinese Green Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
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Indochinese Green Magpie

Cissa hypoleuca Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885

35 cmLength125 gWeight

It has a green body and a single black band from the bill through the eye to the back of the head, like Zorro's mask.

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: China, Cambodia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Black band from the bill through the eye to the back of the head
  2. Body mostly green
  3. Bright red bill, legs and feet
  4. Long, reddish-brown flight feathers

Male, female and young

The sexes look similar; juveniles are darker than adults.

Voice

A series of high-pitched “po-puueeee-chuk” notes followed by a slightly lower “eeeoooeeep groak”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: China, Cambodia

Indochinese Green Magpie has been recorded at 33 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Jianfengling NNRChina119 records
  2. LonghengChina113 records
  3. Phnom AuralCambodia76 records
More places
  1. Nonggang NNRChina49 records
  2. Bokor NPCambodia40 records
  3. Longzhou – Daqingshan MountainsChina9 records
  4. Sanya VillageChina8 records
  5. Jianfengling NNR – Mingfenggu LoopChina7 records
  6. WangnaChina6 records
  7. Dak DamCambodia5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaCambodia

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 Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), also known as the yellow-breasted magpie, is a small colourful bird native to the forests of China and Vietnam.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Indochinese Green Magpie?

The Indochinese Green Magpie is about 35 cm long and weighs around 125 g.

Where does the Indochinese Green Magpie live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in China and Cambodia.

When is the best time to see the Indochinese Green Magpie?

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

Is the Indochinese Green Magpie endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Indochinese Green Magpie as Least Concern.

What does the Indochinese Green Magpie eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Indochinese Green Magpie in?

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

At a glance

Length
35 cm
Weight
125 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
144 mm
Tail
145 mm
Bill
39 mm
Tarsus
44 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Southeast Asia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Cissa hypoleuca jini sc China
  • Cissa hypoleuca katsumatae Hainan I. (off se China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Crows, Jays Corvidae
Genus
Cissa

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Indochinese Green Magpie

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