Racket-tailed Treepie
Crypsirina temia
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in this species are long and broaden at the tail's end are black also with a greenish tinge, as are the wings. The iris of the bird is a turquoise-blue darkening towards the pupil to a very deep or near black.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southern Myanmar to northern Malaya, Indochina, Java, and Bali.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Racket-tailed treepie
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.

