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Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827)
Corvidae

Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827)

Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827)

This is a summary of the description, distribution, and conservation status of the bird Calocitta formosa, the white-throated magpie-jay.

Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829)
Corvidae

Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829)

Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829)

Calocitta colliei is a long-tailed corvid native to western Mexico with an introduced population in southern California.

Cissa hypoleuca Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885
Corvidae

Cissa hypoleuca Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885

Cissa hypoleuca Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885

Cissa hypoleuca, the yellow-breasted magpie, is a small non-migratory Asian forest bird with distinctive green and yellow plumage.

Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)
Corvidae

Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)

Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)

The common green magpie is a medium-sized corvid bird found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Cissa jefferyi Sharpe, 1888
Corvidae

Cissa jefferyi Sharpe, 1888

Cissa jefferyi Sharpe, 1888

The Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) is a distinctive Borneo-endemic corvid passerine bird with unique whitish eyes.

Nucifraga columbiana (A.Wilson, 1811)
Corvidae

Nucifraga columbiana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Nucifraga columbiana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) is a corvid bird of western North America, famous for caching pine seeds and strong spatial memory.

Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Corvidae

Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758)

The northern nutcracker is a spotted brown corvid with a large Eurasian range that sometimes irrupts when food is scarce.

Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831
Corvidae

Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831

Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831

The southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a 33 cm bird living primarily in pine forests, with distinct brown and black plumage and limited white spotting.

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841
Corvidae

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841

This is a detailed description of the pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), covering its appearance, range, habitat, ecology, and diet.

Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)
Corvidae

Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)

Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)

Platysmurus leucopterus, the Malayan black magpie, is a treepie species in the Corvidae family threatened by habitat loss.

Platysmurus aterrimus (Temminck, 1829)
Corvidae

Platysmurus aterrimus (Temminck, 1829)

Platysmurus aterrimus (Temminck, 1829)

Platysmurus aterrimus is a 43 cm all-black crested magpie found in lowland Bornean forests and scrub.

Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Corvidae

Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coloeus monedula (western jackdaw) is a small Eurasian and North African corvid with distinct plumage and a broad range.

Coloeus dauuricus (Pallas, 1776)
Corvidae

Coloeus dauuricus (Pallas, 1776)

Coloeus dauuricus (Pallas, 1776)

Coloeus dauuricus, the Daurian jackdaw, is a small corvid found from eastern Siberia through much of East Asia.

Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860
Cotingidae

Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860

Lipaugus unirufus P.L.Sclater, 1860

Lipaugus unirufus, the rufous piha, is a passerine bird with two subspecies found across Central and northwestern South America.

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Cotingidae

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Lipaugus vociferans (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Lipaugus vociferans, the screaming piha, is a gray Neotropical bird found across Amazonian and eastern Brazilian lowland forests.

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860
Cotingidae

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860

Pipreola jucunda P.L.Sclater, 1860

Pipreola jucunda, the orange-breasted fruiteater, is a South American Andean bird with distinct male and female plumage.

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)
Cotingidae

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Pipreola riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Pipreola riefferii, the green-and-black fruiteater, is a sexually dimorphic Andean bird with six distinct subspecies.

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)
Cotingidae

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Pipreola arcuata, the barred fruiteater, is a large Andean cotingid bird with sexually dimorphic plumage and two subspecies.

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859
Cotingidae

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859

Cephalopterus penduliger P.L.Sclater, 1859

Cephalopterus penduliger, the long-wattled umbrellabird, is an endemic Andean bird with a distinctive male wattle and lek mating behavior.

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
Cotingidae

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Cephalopterus ornatus E.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Cephalopterus ornatus, the Amazonian umbrellabird, is a large, mostly black passerine found across most of the Amazon basin.

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851
Cotingidae

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

Cephalopterus glabricollis Gould, 1851

Cephalopterus glabricollis, the bare-necked umbrellabird, is a large Central American cotinga that makes annual altitudinal migrations.

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Cotingidae

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Ampelion rubrocristatus (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Ampelion rubrocristatus, the red-crested cotinga, is a South American bird found in Andean temperate semi-open landscapes.

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)
Cotingidae

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)

Procnias tricarunculatus (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1853)

The three-wattled bellbird is a distinctive Central and South American frugivorous bird known for its unique male wattles and loud call.

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)
Cotingidae

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Procnias averano (Hermann, 1783)

Procnias averano, the bearded bellbird, is a fruit-eating cotinga native to northern South America and northeastern Brazil.

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