| Dendrocitta | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocitta Gould, 1833 |
| Species | |
| D. formosae | |
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".[1]
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:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
) | Dendrocitta formosae | Grey treepie | Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan |
) | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Rufous treepie | Indian subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia |
) | Dendrocitta frontalis | Collared treepie | northeastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh, Nepal and across into Burma |
| Dendrocitta occipitalis | Sumatran treepie | Sumatra in Indonesia | |
.jpg')) | Dendrocitta cinerascens | Bornean treepie | Borneo |
) | Dendrocitta leucogastra | White-bellied treepie | Western Ghats, mainly south of Goa |
| Dendrocitta bayleyii | Andaman treepie | Andaman Islands of India |
References
- ^ 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