Treepie
{{Short description|Group of birds}}
{{automatic taxobox
| name = Treepies
| image = Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda) Jahalana pair.jpg
| image_caption = Rufous treepie pair
| taxon = Crypsirininae
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
}}
The treepies (known also as crypsirinines from the subfamily's name, Crypsirininae) comprise four closely related genera (Dendrocitta, Crypsirina, Temnurus and Platysmurus) of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae. There are 12 species of treepie. Some treepies are similar to magpies. Most treepies are black, white, gray or brown. They are found in Southeast Asia. They live in tropical forests. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
Species
Following Ericson et al. (2005), the black magpies are placed with the treepies:
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Image | Genus | Living Species |
|---|---|---|
| 175px | Crypsirina | *Hooded treepie, Crypsirina cucullata
|
| 175px | Dendrocitta | *Andaman treepie, Dendrocitta bayleii
|
| 175px | Platysmurus | *Malayan black magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus
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| 175px | Temnurus | *Ratchet-tailed treepie, Temnurus temnurus |
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. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 222–234. [http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021299/Corvidae%5B1%5D.pdf PDF fulltext]
External links
- [http://ibc.lynxeds.com/family/crows-corvidae Treepie videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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