Black-rumped_magpie

Black-rumped magpie

Black-rumped magpie

Species of bird

The black-rumped magpie (Pica bottanensis) is a species of magpie found in central Bhutan to west-central China.[1] It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica).

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A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the black-rumped magpie is a sister taxon to the Asir magpie from southwestern Saudi Arabia.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Crows, mudnesters, birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Song, S.; Zhang, R.; Alström, P.; Irestedt, M.; Cai, T.; Qu, Y.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Fjeldså, J.; Lei, F. (2017). "Complete taxon sampling of the avian genus Pica (magpies) reveals ancient relictual populations and synchronous Late-Pleistocene demographic expansion across the Northern Hemisphere". Journal of Avian Biology. 49 (2): 1–14. doi:10.1111/jav.01612.


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