White-winged Magpie
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Crows, Jays, and Magpies

White-winged Magpie

Urocissa whiteheadi

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

Overview

The white-winged magpie or Hainan magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, though it appears to have sufficient features to remain in the genus Urocissa. There are two subspecies, the nominate whiteheadi being found in Hainan and xanthomelana found in southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.