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Urocissa

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)

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