Before getting to the point, let's make small talk about two words, "magpie" and "finch"
Why fame, not fame?
——Because magpies are happy birds, they represent festivity and good things happen
Why is it silent and not the crow?
- Because the most noisy crows and finches have no sound
Why is it the dove that occupies the Magpie's Nest and not the Dove occupies the Nest?
——Because the magpie makes a good nest, but the finch is casually in the grass stacked eaves
Why cheer and not cheer?
——Because finches do not have articular molars, they are always jumping happily
In addition, in the "Say Wen Xie Zi" it is said:
Birds with the radical "隹" are all short-tailed, and birds with the radical "bird" are all long-tailed.
I don't believe it, because, what do long-tailed pheasants say? What about the short-tailed owl? Haha, it's good that I'm not a bar elf...
Next time we have time, let's talk again: warblers, eagles, geese, ducks, crows, or something!
Corvidae
There are many genera and species (about 23 species) under the corvid family, and everyone often regards crows as bad and unlucky things, but they like magpies, thinking that magpies announce, in fact, they are both close relatives in the same family.
There are crows, jackdaws, mountain crows, star crows, noisy crows, ground crows and jays, etc., these articles do not go into detail, only recommend a few hand-drawn pictures at a glance.
carrion crow
Red-billed jay
Dasuri Jackdaw
Star Raven
Northern Noise Raven
Jay
White-tailed ground crow
And what we want to introduce today are the following birds of the genus "magpie", including: magpie, gray finch genus, blue magpie, green magpie, tree magpie
Magpies include: magpies, Qinghai-Tibet magpies, and Eurasian magpies
There is one species of gray magpie: the gray magpie
The genus Blue Magpie includes: red-billed blue magpie, yellow-billed blue magpie, white-winged blue magpie, and Taiwanese blue magpie
The genus Green Magpie includes: yellow-breasted green magpie, blue-green magpie
The genus Tree Sparrow is also a species: the maitake magpie
Magpie genus
Magpie:
Magpies are a symbol of good luck in China, and there has been a custom of painting magpies and zhaoxi since ancient times.
However, if I say that it is a rogue, will it be refuted by everyone? Magpies are really hooligans, a fierce master builder, catching rats, catching snakes, stealing bird eggs, beating eagles, natural group beating experts, often 3 magpies kill an eagle falcon.
Magpies like to live in groups, fights often rush up, good physical strength, fast speed, and clear division of labor, so far, they even have no natural enemies, many places even interfere and warn large areas of magpies, because, when they reach a certain scale, magpies will even attack humans. In addition, the cleverness of the corvid family is also vividly reflected in the magpie, it recognizes people, will take revenge, there have been many cases abroad, a few years ago hurt the magpie, a few years later the magpie tracked hundreds of miles of sleepless revenge hurt people.
magpie
Magpie is also a master of decoration, its nest, the appearance is rough, in fact, fully embodies the principle of mechanics, the design inspiration of Beijing Bird's Nest is also derived from this. At the same time, its interior is also very comfortable, so it is often occupied by fierce gods such as kestrels.
The male and female of the magpie are not very distinguishable, and the male has a more beautiful coat, both have a long wedge tail, a black head and a black back and a white belly, with large white spots between the wings, and the flight feathers have a dark blue luster. The tail feathers are black with a dark green sheen.
Tibetan Magpie:
In fact, to say that the Qinghai-Tibet magpie is not rigorous, the DNA of the species, can only be left to our respected scientists, we are responsible for appreciation, inaccuracy does not affect.
It is not rigorous, because there are many magpies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in order to live at high altitudes, they have short tails and long wings and are robust, which is the largest size of the magpie species, because they live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so they are called Qinghai-Tibet magpies. However, it is connected with the Eurasian magpie, the Oriental magpie, and it is difficult to distinguish it accurately!
Magpie (Tibetan magpie)
It is thicker than the Eurasian magpie, with a relatively short tail and longer wings. The back , tail , and flight feathers are strongly violet-blue iridescent , and some are even green. In the Tibetan Plateau are the largest magpies. The plumage on their rumps is mainly black, some of which have white spots.
Eurasian Magpie:
Don't say much, look at the picture, the body size is smaller, the Eurasian magpie green flash is more distinct, the wings are blue and green, especially the tail, under the light, it is a strong green metallic texture, the waist is all white or a little gray.
Eurasian magpie
magpie
The distinction of magpies, whether it is the oriental magpie, or the Xinjiang magpie, or the Qinghai-Tibet magpie, or the Chinese magpie, or the national bird of South Korea and the national symbol of the East Asian magpie, and the Eurasian magpie, it is difficult to divide in detail, they are all called separately.
If we can barely distinguish, we can still distinguish from the geographical distribution, the Korean Peninsula, the magpie in northeast China is called the oriental magpie, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the central and western regions of China is called the Chinese magpie, and then the Eurasian magpie on Xinjiang and Eurasia, and in the critical place of the region, the hybrid will not distinguish how to call it at will!
Of course, you can also introduce a simple way to distinguish: wings are blue luster in the sun, long tail, is a magpie or oriental magpie, wings have a green luster in the sun, smaller, long-tailed, called Eurasian magpie, short tail, very robust, called Qinghai-Tibet magpie.
Grey magpie genus:
Grey Magpie:
The grey magpie resembles a magpie but is slightly smaller. Body length 33-40 cm. The beak and feet are black, the forehead to the back of the neck is black, the back is gray, the wings and tail are grey-blue, and the primary flight feathers are white at the end. The tail is long, convex with white terminal spots, and the underparts are grayish-white.
Grey Magpie
Gray magpies often jump up and down or fly around the jungle like shuttles, flying quickly, their wings flap faster, but they do not fly far and fall, do not fly long distances, do not stay in one place for a long time, but wander around. When disturbed, they quickly dispersed and then gathered again.
The grey magpie is one of the most famous beneficial birds in China. Not very afraid of people, when frightened, he dispersed. Grey magpies are mainly animal food, mainly eating insects and larvae such as hemiptera bugs, Coleoptera walking beetles, lepidoptera moths, diptera houseflies, flower flies and other insects and larvae. The gray magpie, like the crow, is also a very intelligent bird, usually two or three of them are on guard outside when entering people's houses, and the rest enter the house, and if there is no "danger", they will take turns to "enjoy".
Blue Magpie genus
The blue magpie is a genus in the passerine family Corvidae. There are 5 species in this genus worldwide, and 4 species are distributed in China, namely the Taiwan blue magpie, the yellow-billed blue magpie, the red-billed blue magpie and the white-winged blue magpie. Among them, the Taiwan blue magpie is an endemic bird species in Taiwan.
Red-billed blue magpie:
The red-billed magpie is a large crow with a body length of 54–65 cm. The mouth and feet are red, the head, neck, throat and thorax are black, there is a white to pale bluish-white or purplish-gray patch from the top of the head to the back of the neck, and the rest of the upper body is purplish-blue-gray or light blue-gray-brown. The tail is convex, with black subterminal spots and white terminal spots. The underparts are white.
Red-billed blue magpie
Red-billed blue magpie
Yellow-billed blue magpie:
The yellow-billed blue magpie is a large crow in the genus Corvidae, with a body length of 45–69 cm. The tail is long , convex , blue , with black subterminal spots and white terminal spots. The entire head, neck and upper thorax are black, with a white spot on the occipital part and purplish-blue-gray on the rest of the upper body. The thorax and upper abdomen are grey and purplish-blue, and the rest of the underparts are grayish white to white. The iris is bright yellow, the mouth is yellow, and the feet are orange.
Yellow-billed blue magpie
The biggest difference between the red-billed blue magpie and the yellow-billed blue magpie is that the mouth is red, and the occipital white spot is large, extending to the back of the neck.
White-winged blue magpie:
The white-winged blue magpie is a large, uniquely colored black-and-white blue magpie. Aliases: white-headed starling, white-headed warbler, black-necked starling
It glides between trees and reveals striking black and white patterns when its wings are spread flat, and often feeds near settlements in the morning and evening, with less activity at noon.
White-winged blue magpie
White-winged blue magpie
It is said that there are not many white-winged blue magpies in China, less than 300 individuals, and they can be seen sporadically in the southern part of Xishuangbanna in southwestern Guangxi and southern Yunnan. There are bird spots in Guangxi Longgang that can be photographed, but they are very alert and need the bird guide to assist in preparing in advance.
Taiwan Blue Magpie:
The Taiwan Blue Magpie is only distributed on the island of Taiwan in the world, so it is called the Taiwan National Treasure Blue Magpie. The body length is 64 to 65 cm, the wingspan is 18 to 21 cm, the tail length is about 40 cm, and the tail feathers account for two-thirds of the total length.
Sexually boisterous, loud and noisy. When flying, it always moves in a straight line, which is very elegant and noble. Acting in pairs or in family groups; Gliding through the trees, the wings spread out flat, revealing a striking black and white pattern.
The head, face, neck, throat, and chest are black, yellow eyes surround the black pupils, bright red beaks, feet, the upper part of the body can be seen visually and the lower part of the abdomen is bright blue, there are twelve tail feathers, the longest two are blue roots and white tails, the rest are black roots and white tails, symmetrical left and right. The underbelly and undertail feathers are greyish-white.
Taiwan Blue Magpie
Taiwan Blue Magpie
The Taiwan blue magpie is only distributed on the island of Taiwan in the world, it has a black head and dark blue body different from other blue magpies, the Taiwan blue magpie has its own unique reproductive behavior After a female bird lays her first egg, the birds bred by the female bird the year before, will come back to help their mother incubate and raise younger siblings, and I don't know if it is true or not.
Green Magpie genus
There are four species in the genus: the yellow-breasted green magpie, the blue-green magpie and the short-tailed green magpie, and the Borneo green magpie. The first two species are found in China.
Yellow-breasted green magpie:
The yellow-breasted green magpie is also known as the oriental green magpie, Indochinese green magpie, and Indochinese green and blue magpie, with a body length of 320-335 mm. The upper body is blue-green , with occipital feathers elongated into a crown and the central tail feathers significantly longer than the outer tail feathers. From the eye to the posterior pillow, there is a broad black band that meets left and right behind the pillow. The flight feathers are tan, and the inner flight feathers are colored blue at the ends. The underparts are pale bluish-green with darker breast plumage. The female is pale and bluish. Iris brown; The mouth is bright red; Feet red.
Yellow-breasted green magpie
Yellow-breasted green magpie (Guangxi Longgang bird friend)
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Blue and green magpie:
The tail is long and the mouth and feet are red. The overall plumage is predominantly grass-green , with broad black streaks extending posteriorly to the back of the neck , chestnut wings , and a black secondary spot and white tip on the inner flight feathers. The crown is mostly yellow , the tail is green , with a black secondary spot and a white tip.
Blue-green magpie
Blue and green magpie (net map)
The blue-green magpie is a beautiful bird, not widely distributed in the mainland, the population is not rich, especially in the past ten years, the population has decreased more significantly, and it is basically difficult to see in the wild!
Tree magpie genus
Tree magpie is a genus of corvidae. There are 6 species in the genus: brown-bellied magpie, gray magpie, Malay magpie, white-bellied magpie, black-fronted magpie, and Andaman magpie, cowardly and noisy, standing low to wait for prey, preying on the ground or among leaves, often jumping through the middle and upper layers of the canopy. Sometimes noisy in groups or mixed with other kinds of activities.
Here is only one kind of ash magpie, because it is very characteristic, China basically does not have similar birds.
Ash Magpie:
The ash magpie is a medium-sized bird with a body length of 31~39 cm.
The top of the head is grey to the posterior occipital , and the rest of the head and chin and throat are black.
The back and shoulders are tan or greyish brown, the waist and tail are covered with greyish white or white feathers, the wings are black with white wing spots, the tail is black, and the central tail feathers are gray. The thorax and abdomen are grey , and the undertail is covered with maroon. Field features are obvious and easy to identify.
Ash magpie
Ash magpies prefer to live in the woods and usually move in pairs or in small groups. They have a lively personality, often jumping and flying between branches, and their calls are shrill and noisy. The fruits and seeds of plants such as berries and nuts are their main food, as well as animal foods such as insects
Magpies are beloved birds since ancient times, symbols of good luck and good fortune, and symbol of good fortune.
Magpies all year round, whether they sing or sing, whether they are happy or sad, whether they are on the ground or on the branches, whether they are young or decaying, whether they are dying or new, the sound they make is always a key, a sound: "chirping, chirping", which means "happy events to home, happy events to home", so magpies are a symbol of auspicious in Chinese folk.
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