Indochinese green magpie

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{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| image = Indochinese Green-Magpie (ssp. hypoleuca) 0A2A5802.jpg

| image = Indochinese Green-Magpie (ssp. hypoleuca) 0A2A5802.jpg

| image_caption = In [[Lâm Đồng province]], Vietnam

| image_caption = In [[Lâm Đồng province]], Vietnam

| authority = [[Tommaso Salvadori|Salvadori]] & [[Enrico Hillyer Giglioli|Giglioli]], 1885

| authority = [[Tommaso Salvadori|Salvadori]] & [[Enrico Hillyer Giglioli|Giglioli]], 1885

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The '''Indochinese green magpie''' ('''''Cissa hypoleuca'''''), also known as the '''yellow-breasted magpie''', is a small colorful bird native to the forests of China all the way to Vietnam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cissa hypoleuca (Yellow-breasted Magpie) - Avibase |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=63D31D90BF39C75B |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org}}</ref>

The '''Indochinese green magpie''' ('''''Cissa hypoleuca'''''), also known as the '''yellow-breasted magpie''', is a small colorful bird native to the forests of China all the way to Vietnam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cissa hypoleuca (Yellow-breasted Magpie) - Avibase |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=63D31D90BF39C75B |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org}}</ref>

== Description ==

== Description ==

[[File:Indochinese green magpie.jpg|thumb|left|Normal plumage with yellow underbelly]]This small bird is approximately 35&nbsp;cm in length<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oiseaux.net |title=Pirolle à ventre jaune - Cissa hypoleuca - Indochinese Green Magpie |url=https://www.oiseaux.net/birds/indochinese.green.magpie.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.oiseaux.net |language=en}}</ref> and has a unique fluorescent plumage just like the other members of the ''[[Cissa (genus)|Cissa]]'' genus. However, its body is mostly green and those with an underbelly of yellow color are unique to the southern populations in Southeast Asia with the exception of the Chinese population that still have green underbellies, just like the other ''Cissa'' birds. They have a black band that goes from their bill, over their crimson eyes, and to the back of their head, that looks similar to the mask of the popular movie character [[Zorro]]. They have long reddish-brown [[flight feather]]s, and a bill and legs that are brightly red colored.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Indochinese Green-Magpie - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/species/yebmag1 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}</ref> Both sexes look mostly similar, but the juveniles have duller colors than the adults.{{cn|date=February 2025}} Duller colors can also be seen when the birds are exposed to too much sunlight.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Cristo |first1=Roland |last2=Cristo |first2=Ilana |date=1999 |title=Yellow-breasted Hunting Cissa |url=https://watchbird-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/watchbird/article/view/1375 |journal=AFA Watchbird |language=en |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=50–51}}</ref>

[[File:Indochinese green magpie.jpg|thumb|left|Normal plumage with yellow underbelly]]This small bird is approximately 35&nbsp;cm in length<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oiseaux.net |title=Pirolle à ventre jaune - Cissa hypoleuca - Indochinese Green Magpie |url=https://www.oiseaux.net/birds/indochinese.green.magpie.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.oiseaux.net |language=en}}</ref> and has a unique fluorescent plumage just like the other members of the ''[[Cissa (bird)|Cissa]]'' genus. However, its body is mostly green and those with an underbelly of yellow color are unique to the southern populations in Southeast Asia with the exception of the Chinese population that still have green underbellies, just like the other ''Cissa'' birds. They have a black band that goes from their bill, over their crimson eyes, and to the back of their head, that looks similar to the mask of the popular movie character [[Zorro]]. They have long reddish-brown [[flight feather]]s, and a bill and legs that are brightly red colored.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Indochinese Green-Magpie - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/species/yebmag1 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}</ref> Both sexes look mostly similar, but the juveniles have duller colors than the adults.{{cn|date=February 2025}} Duller colors can also be seen when the birds are exposed to too much sunlight.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Cristo |first1=Roland |last2=Cristo |first2=Ilana |date=1999 |title=Yellow-breasted Hunting Cissa |url=https://watchbird-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/watchbird/article/view/1375 |journal=AFA Watchbird |language=en |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=50–51}}</ref>

== Distribution and habitat==

== Distribution and habitat==

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[[Category:Cissa (genus)|Indochinese green magpie]]

[[Category:Cissa (genus)]]

[[Category:Birds of South China]]

[[Category:Birds of South China]]

[[Category:Birds of Indochina]]

[[Category:Birds of Indochina]]

[[Category:Birds of Laos]]

[[Category:Birds of Laos]]

[[Category:Birds of Vietnam]]

[[Category:Birds of Vietnam]]

[[Category:Birds described in 1885|Indochinese green magpie]]

[[Category:Birds described in 1885]]