Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
About the Azure-winged Magpie
The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in colour with the wings and the feathers of the long (16–20 cm) tail an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous (mainly pine) and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 120 recordings for this species: 64 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, Japan, Mongolia, Russia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cookirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.