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Ratchet-tailed Treepie
Temnurus temnurus (Temminck, 1825)
≈33 cmLength138 gWeight
The ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae.
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Vietnam, Thailand, China
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Vietnam, Thailand, China
Ratchet-tailed Treepie has been recorded at 24 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand290 records
- Jianfengling NNRChina274 records
- Cuc Phuong NPVietnam166 records
More places
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand152 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – km 27 vicinityThailand148 records
- Bach Ma NPVietnam133 records
- Mang DenVietnam117 records
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkVietnam90 records
- Tam Dao NPVietnam46 records
- Cuc Phuong NP – Bong SubstationVietnam39 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. The species is also known as the notch-tailed treepie. It is monotypic within the genus Temnurus.
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Questions
How big is the Ratchet-tailed Treepie?
The Ratchet-tailed Treepie is about ≈33 cm long and weighs around 138 g.
Where does the Ratchet-tailed Treepie live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Vietnam, Thailand and China.
When is the best time to see the Ratchet-tailed Treepie?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Ratchet-tailed Treepie endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ratchet-tailed Treepie as Least Concern.
What does the Ratchet-tailed Treepie eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Ratchet-tailed Treepie in?
It belongs to the family Crows, Jays (Corvidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈33 cm
- Weight
- 138 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 132 mm
- Tail
- 171 mm
- Bill
- 30 mm
- Tarsus
- 29 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Southeast Asia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Crows, Jays Corvidae
- Genus
- Temnurus
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