Cyanopica
| Cyanopica | |
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| Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanopica Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Cyanopica is a genus of magpie in the family Corvidae. They belong to a common lineage with the genus Perisoreus.[1] The generic name is derived from the Latin words cyanos, meaning "lapis lazuli," and pica, meaning "magpie".[2]
Species[]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cyanopica cyanus | Azure-winged magpie | eastern Asia in most of China, Korea, Japan, and north into Mongolia and southern Siberia |
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Cyanopica cooki | Iberian magpie | southwestern and central parts of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain and Portugal |
References[]
- ^ Ericson, Per G. P.; Jansén, Anna-Lee; Johansson, Ulf S.; Ekman, Jan (2005). "Inter-generic relationships of the crows, jays, magpies and allied groups (Aves: Corvidae) based on nucleotide sequence data" (PDF). Journal of Avian Biology. 36 (3): 222–234. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.493.5531. doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.03409.x.
- ^ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. pp. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Categories:
- Cyanopica
- Bird genera
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte