The azure-winged magpie is a bird in the crow family.
It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie
but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It
belongs to the genus Cyanopica.
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 are an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous (mainly pine) and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.
Scientific name: Cyanopica cyanus
Rank: Species
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 are an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous (mainly pine) and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.
Scientific name: Cyanopica cyanus
Rank: Species
