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 generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".[2]
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:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey treepie
|
Dendrocitta formosae R. Swinhoe, 1863 |
Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Rufous treepie
|
Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) |
Indian subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Collared treepie
|
Dendrocitta frontalis Horsfield, 1840 |
northeastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh, Nepal and across into Burma | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Sumatran treepie
|
Dendrocitta occipitalis (Müller, S, 1836) |
Sumatra in Indonesia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Bornean treepie
|
Dendrocitta cinerascens Sharpe, 1879 |
Borneo | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| White-bellied treepie
|
Dendrocitta leucogastra Gould, 1833 |
Western Ghats, mainly south of Goa
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Andaman treepie
|
Dendrocitta bayleii Tytler, 1863 |
Andaman Islands of India | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
References
- ^ "Corvidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Madge and Burn, Crows and Jays ISBN 0-7136-3999-7
External links
- Treepie videos on the Internet Bird Collection
