Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

Himalayan corvid with a long streaming tail, yellow bill, and the confidence of every crow that ever lived.

Population: Global population size not quantified; described as fairly common to locally common (extent of occurrence ~1,730,000 km²), with a suspected decline of 1-19% over three generations (~12 years) due to forest loss (forest cover within range declined ~0.8% over that period)
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest (its major habitat), also degraded former forest, plantations, and arable land near cultivation; occurs roughly 390-3,700 m elevation (mostly 1,000-3,700 m), moving to lower elevations in winter
Fun fact: Yellow-billed Blue Magpies live in noisy, highly territorial parties of about seven or eight birds, with a body length of roughly 66 cm (including a tail of about 46 cm) — more than two-thirds of the total length.
Range: Himalayas and adjacent hills, from Hazara in northern Pakistan east through Nepal, Bhutan, northeastern India (to the Brahmaputra) and northern Myanmar, with disjunct populations in mainland China and northern Vietnam
Diet: Omnivorous: small mammals, eggs and nestlings of other birds, insects, wild fruits and berries
Size: 0.66 m

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