Biology:Cyanopica
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Cyanopica | |
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| Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanopica Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Corvus cyanus[1] Pallas, 1766
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Cyanopica is a genus of magpie in the family Corvidae. They belong to a common lineage with the genus Perisoreus.[2] The generic name is derived from the Latin words cyanos, meaning "lapis lazuli", and pica, meaning "magpie".[3]
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
- ↑ "Corvidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=151.
- ↑ 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 (3): 222–234. doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.03409.x. http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021299/Corvidae%5B1%5D.pdf.
- ↑ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. pp. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
Wikidata ☰ Q2717364 entry
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