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| [[Common green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa chinensis'') |
| [[Common green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa chinensis'') |
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| Common green magpies have long tail feathers, striped black and white tertiaries, and a subtle yellow cap |
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| Lower [[Himalayas]] to [[mainland southeast Asia]], as well as [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]] |
| Lower [[Himalayas]] to [[mainland southeast Asia]], as well as [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]] |
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| [[Indochinese green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa hypoleuca'') |
| [[Indochinese green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa hypoleuca'') |
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| Unique to this genus, indochinese green magpies have a yellow underbelly |
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| Mainland southeast Asia and adjacent parts of China |
| Mainland southeast Asia and adjacent parts of China |
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| [[Javan green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa thalassina'') |
| [[Javan green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa thalassina'') |
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| Javan green magpies have short tails and white tertiary feathers |
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| [[Bornean green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa jefferyi'') |
| [[Bornean green magpie]]<br />(''Cissa jefferyi'') |
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| Bornean green magpies look much like the other species in this genus but have white irises |
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Revision as of 12:41, 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 |
| Subfamily: | Cissinae |
| Genus: | Cissa F. Boie, 1826 |
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Cissa is a genus of relatively short-tailed magpies, sometimes known as hunting cissas, that reside in the forests of tropical and subtropical southeast Asia and adjacent regions. The four species are quite similar with bright red bills, a mainly green plumage, black mask, and rufous wings. Due to excess exposure to sunlight (and, possibly, a low-carotenoid diet), they often appear rather turquoise (instead of green) in captivity. They are carnivorous, and mainly feed on arthropods and small vertebrates.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) as the type species.[1][2] The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".[3]
The genus Cissa contains four species:[4]
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| Common and binomial names | Image | Description | Range |
| Common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) |
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Common green magpies have long tail feathers, striped black and white tertiaries, and a subtle yellow cap | Lower Himalayas to mainland southeast Asia, as well as Borneo and Sumatra |
| Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) |
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Unique to this genus, indochinese green magpies have a yellow underbelly | Mainland southeast Asia and adjacent parts of China |
| Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) |
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Javan green magpies have short tails and white tertiary feathers | Java |
| Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) |
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Bornean green magpies look much like the other species in this genus but have white irises | Borneo |
References
- ^ Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen". Isis von Oken (in German). 19. Cols 969–981 [975 Fn. 2].
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 242.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Crows, mudnesters, birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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