White-winged Magpie
Urocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899
≈44 cmLength200 gWeight
It stands apart within Urocissa in its black-and-white plumage, lacking the blue of other members of the genus.
Busiest months: January and March · Most records: China, Vietnam
How to identify
Field marks
- Dark brown overall, with a pale belly and a conspicuous white wing patch
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January and March · Most records: China, Vietnam
White-winged Magpie has been recorded at 26 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Cuc Phuong NPVietnam160 records
- LonghengChina139 records
- Jianfengling NNRChina81 records
More places
- Nonggang NNRChina79 records
- Cuc Phuong NP – Bong SubstationVietnam36 records
- Cuc Phuong NP – HeadquartersVietnam35 records
- Bach Ma NPVietnam35 records
- Mang DenVietnam24 records
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkVietnam21 records
- Jianfengling NNR – NanyaChina16 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 white-winged magpie or Hainan magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, though it appears to have sufficient features to remain in the genus Urocissa.
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Questions
How big is the White-winged Magpie?
The White-winged Magpie is about ≈44 cm long and weighs around 200 g.
Where does the White-winged Magpie live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in China and Vietnam.
When is the best time to see the White-winged Magpie?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the White-winged Magpie endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-winged Magpie as Near Threatened.
What does the White-winged Magpie eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the White-winged Magpie in?
It belongs to the family Crows, Jays (Corvidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈44 cm
- Weight
- 200 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 214 mm
- Tail
- 215 mm
- Bill
- 47 mm
- Tarsus
- 51 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
- Urocissa whiteheadi whiteheadi Hainan I. (off se China)
- Urocissa whiteheadi xanthomelana s China to c Indochina
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Crows, Jays Corvidae
- Genus
- Urocissa
Other birds in the genus Urocissa
Sri Lanka Blue MagpieUrocissa ornata
Taiwan Blue MagpieUrocissa caerulea
Yellow-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythroryncha
Malayan Black MagpiePlatysmurus leucopterus
Bornean Black MagpiePlatysmurus aterrimus
Siberian JayPerisoreus infaustus
Sichuan JayPerisoreus internigrans
Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis
Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata
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