Urocissa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Urocissa
Species
U. caerulea, Formosan blue magpie U. erythrorhyncha Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa is a genus of birds in the huge Passerine order in the family Corvidae. It consists of mainly brightly coloured magpies in Asia.

Below are two examples of the genus:

• Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)
• Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urocissa.
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