Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie
Urocissa ornata
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The Sri Lanka blue magpie or Ceylon magpie is a brightly coloured member of the family Corvidae, found exclusively in Sri Lanka. This species is adapted to hunting in the dense canopy, where it is highly active and nimble. Its flight is rather weak, though, and is rarely used to cover great distances. In spite of its ability to adapt to the presence of humans, it is classified as vulnerable to extinction due to the fragmentation and destruction of its habitat of dense primary forest in the wet zone of southern Sri Lanka.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Corvidae
- Genus
- Urocissa