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Collared treepie

Dendrocitta frontalis Horsfield, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)
Photo: Pkspks · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared treepie

Weight
100 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the collared treepie live?

Not recorded

What is the collared treepie?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie, is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the crow family, Corvidae.

This bird is slightly smaller than a blue jay and has the typical compact body and long tail of this group. The forehead, face and bib are black with the chest, neck and shoulders a light silvery or bluish-grey in color. The back is a warm chestnut brown with similar underparts. The wing coverts are white with the primaries and tail black.

It inhabits a broad band (though often very localized) from the north eastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh, Nepal and across into Burma (Myanmar) in hill forests often at quite high elevations.

It feeds mainly on invertebrates of various types, and hawks for termites in flight; it also eats fruits and berries. It probably takes similar overall food types as the other treepies.

The nest is a small, neat structure often placed in bamboo clumps, small trees or bushes at the edge of a clearing. There are usually 3-5 eggs laid.

The voice is described as varied but contains metallic notes as well as the chatter alarm call sounding similar to the other species.

From the Wikipedia article “Collared treepie” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_treepie&oldid=1379852226), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the collared treepie endangered?

The collared treepie is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the collared treepie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusDendrocitta
  7. SpeciesDendrocitta frontalis Horsfield, 1840

Synonyms Crypsirina altirostris, Crypsirina frontalis, Dendrocitta frontalis kurodae

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • عقعق الشجر المطوقArabic
  • garsa arbòria de collarCatalan
  • straka škraboškováCzech
  • sgrech-bioden dalcendduWelsh
  • MasketræskadeDanish
  • MaskenbaumelsterGerman
  • koluma arbopigoEsperanto
  • Nigravizaĝa arbopigoEsperanto
  • Chara acolladaraSpanish
  • Arrendajo acollaradoSpanish
  • Urraca acollaradaSpanish
  • bambuse-ruskharakasEstonian
  • bambuviidakkoharakkaFinnish
  • Témia masquéeFrench
  • riđotrba svrakaCroatian
  • álarcos erdeiszarkaHungarian
  • Dendrogazza dal collareItalian
  • カオグロオナガJapanese
  • 옷깃나무까치Korean
  • rudasturplė dendrocitaLithuanian
  • Ąąʼąʼiitseenézí bikʼos łigaaígííNavajo
  • MaskerboomeksterDutch
  • praktskjæreNorwegian
  • srokówka czarnolicaPolish
  • pega-de-colarPortuguese
  • Масковая киттаRussian
  • Масковая древесная сорокаRussian
  • strakaňa maskováSlovak
  • Riđotrba šumska svrakaSerbian
  • HalsbandsträdskataSwedish
  • svartmaskad trädskataSwedish
  • Halkalı SaksağanTurkish
  • вагабунда масковаUkrainian
  • 黑額樹鵲Chinese
  • 黑额树鹊Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the collared treepie

Other species in the same genus Dendrocitta.

CompareCollared treepie vs Rufous treepieCollared treepie vs Grey treepieCollared treepie vs White-bellied treepieCollared treepie vs Sumatran treepie

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the collared treepie?

An adult collared treepie weighs 100 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collared treepie endangered?

The collared treepie is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the collared treepie?

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{collared_treepie_2026,
  title = {Collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-treepie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}