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Dendrocitta

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Dendrocitta is a genus of seven species of long-tailed, highly arboreal passerine birds known as treepies, in the crow and jay family Corvidae and the subfamily Crypsirininae. Members typically show black faces and flight feathers set against rufous backs, rarely descend to the ground to feed, and are resident across tropical South and Southeast Asia, from the Indian subcontinent through the Himalayas and Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo and the Andaman Islands, with their range extending east to Taiwan and Hainan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Source Dendrocitta (Wikipedia)Distribution: Asia
Quote, Distribution: Asia
They are resident in tropical South and Southeast Asia.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ811555, descriptionView the Source
2. Dendrocitta (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Crow and Jay Genera (Corvidae), Lead
    Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
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Wikidata: Dendrocitta
Wikidata Q811555, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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