Black Magpie

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Black Magpie
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Platysmurus Species: P. leucopterus
Binomial name
Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)

The Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Platysmurus. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Platysmurus leucopterus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.