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[[File:Indochinese green magpie.jpg|thumb|left|Normal plumage with yellow |
[[File:Indochinese green magpie.jpg|thumb|left|Normal plumage with yellow underbelly]] |
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The '''Indochinese green magpie''' ('''''Cissa hypoleuca''''') or '''yellow-breasted magpie''', is a [[passerine]] bird of the crow family, [[Corvidae]]. It is native to [[mainland southeast Asia]] (Indochina) and adjacent China. |
The '''Indochinese green magpie''' ('''''Cissa hypoleuca''''') or '''yellow-breasted magpie''', is a [[passerine]] bird of the crow family, [[Corvidae]]. It is native to [[mainland southeast Asia]] (Indochina) and adjacent China. |
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They have russet coloured wings, with green shoulders, back, head and tail. They also have a thick black band marking from the bill, all the way round the head. The beak, legs and eye rings of this species are a vivid red, while their eyes are a very dark brown. |
They have russet coloured wings, with green shoulders, back, head and tail. They also have a thick black band marking from the bill, all the way round the head. The beak, legs and eye rings of this species are a vivid red, while their eyes are a very dark brown. |
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As with all magpies in the [[Cissa (genus)|Cissa]] genus, their green plumage |
As with all magpies in the [[Cissa (genus)|Cissa]] genus, their green (and yellow) plumage is due to a combination of the pigment [[lutein]], and [[structural coloration]]. Their feathers fade to the structural blue if the bird has a diet insufficient in [[lutein]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=When Javan Green Magpies feel blue – Silent Forest|url=https://www.silentforest.eu/when-javan-green-magpies-feel-blue/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=www.silentforest.eu}}</ref>, which is not produced by the body. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:08, 3 April 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cissa |
| Species: | C. hypoleuca
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The Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) or yellow-breasted magpie, is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is native to mainland southeast Asia (Indochina) and adjacent China.
This species' yellow undersides make it distinct from the other species in its genus.
They have russet coloured wings, with green shoulders, back, head and tail. They also have a thick black band marking from the bill, all the way round the head. The beak, legs and eye rings of this species are a vivid red, while their eyes are a very dark brown.
As with all magpies in the Cissa genus, their green (and yellow) plumage is due to a combination of the pigment lutein, and structural coloration. Their feathers fade to the structural blue if the bird has a diet insufficient in lutein[2], which is not produced by the body.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cissa hypoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705813A94036926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705813A94036926.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "When Javan Green Magpies feel blue – Silent Forest". www.silentforest.eu. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
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