Azure-winged Magpie
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Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. 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 an azure blue.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.