Dendrocitta
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Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine
birds in the crow and jay family Corvidae
. They are resident in tropical South
and Southeast Asia
.
The species are plumaged in black, grey and rufous. Typically, the face and flight feathers are black, and the back is rufous. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
They are, in taxonomic order:
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
birds in the crow and jay family Corvidae
Corvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...
. They are resident in tropical South
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
.
The species are plumaged in black, grey and rufous. Typically, the face and flight feathers are black, and the back is rufous. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
They are, in taxonomic order:
- Grey TreepieGrey TreepieThe Grey Treepie, also known as the Himalayan Treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium sized and long-tailed member of the crow family. They are widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia...
, Dendrocitta formosae - Rufous TreepieRufous TreepieThe Rufous Treepie is an Asian treepie, a member of the Corvidae family. It is long tailed and has loud musical calls making it very conspicuous. It is found commonly in open scrub, agricultural areas, forests as well as urban gardens...
, Dendrocitta vagabunda - Black-faced TreepieBlack-faced TreepieThe Black-faced or Black-browed Treepie is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the Corvidae family....
or Collared Treepie, Dendrocitta frontalis - Sumatran Treepie, Dendrocitta occipitalis
- Bornean TreepieBornean TreepieThe Bornean Treepie is a passerine bird belonging to the Dendrocitta genus of treepies in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo in South-east Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Sumatran Treepie The Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens) is a...
, Dendrocitta cinerascens - White-bellied TreepieWhite-bellied TreepieThe White-bellied Treepie is a bird of the crow family endemic to the forests of southern India. They overlap in distribution in some areas with the Rufous Treepie but are easily to tell apart both from appearance and call....
, Dendrocitta leucogastra - Andaman TreepieAndaman TreepieThe Andaman Treepie is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Dendrocitta bayleyi
External links
- Treepie videos on the Internet Bird Collection