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Common green magpie

Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 122 g to 131.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)
Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common green magpie

Weight
122 g – 131.8 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
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common green magpie live?

Not recorded

What is the common green magpie?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, roughly the size of the Eurasian jay or slightly smaller. In the wild, specimens are usually a bright and lush green in colour (which often fades to turquoise in captivity or with poor diet as the pigment is carotenoid-based), slightly lighter on the underside and have a thick black stripe from the bill through the eyes to the nape. Compared to that of the other members of its genus, the white-tipped tail is quite long. This all contrasts vividly with the red fleshy eye rims, bill and legs. The wings are reddish maroon.

It is found from the lower Himalayas in north eastern India in a broad south easterly band down into central Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and northwestern Borneo in evergreen forest (including bamboo forest), clearings and scrub.

This bird seeks food both on the ground and in the canopy of the trees, and takes a very high percentage of animal prey from countless invertebrates, small reptiles, mammals and young birds and eggs. It will also take flesh from a recently killed carcass.

They will usually feed the newborns first.

The nest is built in trees, large shrubs and often in tangles of various climbing vines. There are usually 4–6 eggs laid.

The voice is quite varied but often a harsh peep-peep. It also frequently whistles and chatters.

From the Wikipedia article “Common green magpie” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_green_magpie&oldid=1322269106), 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 common green magpie endangered?

The common green magpie 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. What the categories mean.

How is the common green magpie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusCissa
  7. SpeciesCissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Coracias chinensis, Coracias sinensis

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Common green-magpieEnglish
  • Green magpieEnglish
  • Green magpieEnglish
  • عقعق أخضر شائعArabic
  • পাতি সবুজতাউরাBangla
  • garsa verda comunaCatalan
  • kraska zelenaváCzech
  • pioden werddWelsh
  • Grøn JagtskadeDanish
  • JagdelsterGerman
  • Κοινή Πράσινη ΚαρακάξαGreek
  • verda pigoEsperanto
  • Chara verdeSpanish
  • Arrendajo verdeSpanish
  • Urraca verdeSpanish
  • roheharakasEstonian
  • viherharakkaFinnish
  • Pirolle verteFrench
  • zöld kittaHungarian
  • Ekek layonganIndonesian
  • Gazza verdeItalian
  • ヘキサンJapanese
  • žalioji cisaLithuanian
  • Zaļā žagataLatvian
  • Magpie HijauMalay
  • Burung Gagak GunungMalay
  • Ąąʼąʼii dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • Groene KittaDutch
  • grønnskjæreNorwegian
  • kitta szmaragdowaPolish
  • ہرا سیانا کاںWestern Panjabi
  • pega-verde-asiáticaPortuguese
  • pega-verde-ocidentalPortuguese
  • Зелёная циссаRussian
  • Зёленая сорокаRussian
  • kita zelenáSlovak
  • Straka zelenáSlovak
  • Zelena svrakaSerbian
  • vanlig grönskataSwedish
  • vitspetsad grönskataSwedish
  • นกสาลิกาเขียวThai
  • Yeşil SaksağanTurkish
  • циса зеленаUkrainian
  • Giẻ cùi xanhVietnamese
  • 綠鵲Chinese
  • 蓝绿鹊Chinese
  • 藍綠鵲Chinese

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Relatives of the common green magpie

Other species in the same genus Cissa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common green magpie?

An adult common green magpie weighs 122 g – 131.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the common green magpie endangered?

The common green magpie 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 common green magpie?

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{common_green_magpie_2026,
  title = {Common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-green-magpie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}