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White-winged magpie

Urocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 200 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

White-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
Photo: Port Jackson Painter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-winged magpie

Weight
200 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
6src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-winged magpie live?

Not recorded

What is the white-winged magpie?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-winged magpie or Hainan magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) is a passerine bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus, Cissopica, though it appears to have sufficient features to remain in the genus Urocissa. There are two subspecies, the nominate whiteheadi being found in Hainan and xanthomelana found in southern China, northern Vietnam, and north and central Laos. The two subspecies are distinctive and may merit specific status; further research is needed.

The binomial commemorates the British explorer John Whitehead.

From the Wikipedia article “White-winged magpie” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-winged_magpie&oldid=1362331556), 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 white-winged magpie endangered?

The white-winged magpie is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

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How is the white-winged magpie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusUrocissa
  7. SpeciesUrocissa whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1899

Synonyms Cissa whiteheadi, Cissopica whiteheadi

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • عقعق ذو الأجنحة البيضاءArabic
  • garsa de WhiteheadCatalan
  • kraska bělokřídláCzech
  • pioden adeinwen y GogleddWelsh
  • Hvidvinget KittaDanish
  • HainankittaGerman
  • Graubauch-KittaGerman
  • GraubauchkittaGerman
  • TrauerelsterGerman
  • Blankflugila pigoEsperanto
  • blankaflugila pigoEsperanto
  • Urraca de HainanSpanish
  • Arrendajo de WhiteheadSpanish
  • Chara de WhiteheadSpanish
  • Urraca de WhiteheadSpanish
  • suurharakasEstonian
  • زاغی بالسفیدPersian
  • ruskoloistoharakkaFinnish
  • Pirolle de WhiteheadFrench
  • hainanska svrakaCroatian
  • szürkehasú kittaHungarian
  • Gazza alibiancheItalian
  • ハジロサンジャクJapanese
  • baltasparnė žydroji šarkaLithuanian
  • Baltspārnu žagataLatvian
  • Magpie Sayap PutihMalay
  • GrijsbuikkittaDutch
  • hvitvingeskjæreNorwegian
  • kitta białoskrzydłaPolish
  • چٹپرا سیانا کاںWestern Panjabi
  • pega-d'asa-brancaPortuguese
  • pega-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
  • Сойковая сорокаRussian
  • Белокрылая лазоревая сорокаRussian
  • kita bielokrídlaSlovak
  • Belokrila svrakaSerbian
  • vitvingad blåskataSwedish
  • นกสาลิกาดงปีกขาวThai
  • Hainan SaksağanıTurkish
  • кіта білокрилаUkrainian
  • 灰蓝鹊Chinese
  • 白翅蓝鹊Chinese
  • 白翅藍鵲〔灰藍鵲〕Chinese

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Relatives of the white-winged magpie

Other species in the same genus Urocissa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-winged magpie?

An adult white-winged magpie weighs 200 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-winged magpie endangered?

The white-winged magpie is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the white-winged magpie?

The white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_winged_magpie_2026,
  title = {White-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-winged-magpie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}