Pirolle à ventre jaune

Cissa hypoleuca

Un oiseau bruyant, vert fluorescent des forêts tropicales sempervirentes, généralement trouvé en petits et moyens groupes. L'adulte est vert vif avec un masque noir, des rémiges cannelle vif et un bec rouge cerise. Les populations du sud-est de l'Asie ont une poitrine et un ventre jaunes ; les oiseaux chinois ont des parties inférieures entièrement vertes. Malgré ses couleurs vives, il peut être difficile à voir dans la canopée ; le plus facilement vu lorsqu'il plane à travers les trouées dans le feuillage. Ses vocalisations incluent des sifflements sonores, des notes râpeuses, des cris stridents et un jacassement bruyant.

Identification

A loud, fluorescent green bird of tropical evergreen forests, usually found in small and medium-sized flocks. Adult is vivid green with a black mask, bright cinnamon flight feathers, and a cherry-red bill. Southern populations in Southeast Asia have a yellow breast and belly; Chinese birds have completely green underparts. Despite bright colors, can be difficult to see in the canopy; most easily seen as it sails through gaps in the foliage. Vocalizations incorporate ringing whistles, rasping notes, screeches, and noisy chattering.

Taxonomie

The Indochinese green magpie was firstly described in 1885 by Salvadori, AT and Giglioli, EH. The genus Cissa includes 3 other short-tailed magpies species: The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis), the Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina), and the Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi). The name Cissa is derived from the Ancient Greek kissa which means a "jay" or "magpie" and the genus was discovered by Friedrich Boie in 1826. They all look very similar with their green plumage, iridescent red bill and black mask. They are part of the Corvidae family with crows, ravens, jays, amongst many others. As a perching bird, it is in the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species.<p>There are five subspecies:

Nom scientifique
Cissa hypoleuca
Autorité
Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885
Ordre
Passériformes
Famille
Corvidés
Genre
Cissa

Répartition et habitat

The yellow-breasted magpie can be found in moist forests within the tropical and subtropical regions of their distribution. Due to their bright green plumage, they can be seen easily when jumping from branch to branch in foliage. Therefore this is why they mainly occur in the tree canopies of forests, as this camouflages their green plumage better, protecting them from predation.<p>They are native to Asia, and can be found in China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. They can tolerate altitudes of up to 1500 meters and they span over a region of about 1,920,000 km2. They stay in these areas all year long and do not migrate.

Migration
Espèce sédentaire

Comportement

Mode de migration: Espèce sédentaire.

Conservation

Tendance de la population: en déclin.

Tendance de la population
en déclin

Photos

Distribution

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