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  • noun Four closely related genera (Dendrocitta, Crypsirina, Temnurus and as of recently also Platysmurus) of arboreal long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae.

Etymologies

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tree +‎ pie

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Examples

  • Other restricted-range bird species are the ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) and white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus), considered critical.

    Hainan Island monsoon rain forests 2008

  • In addition to the white-throated babbler, it also identifies the hooded treepie (Crypsirina cucullata) as vulnerable.

    Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests 2007

  • The white-bellied treepie, white-bellied shortwing, and grey-breasted laughingthrush are primarily montane species.

    North Western Ghats montane rain forests 2007

  • Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Corvidae White-bellied treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Turdidae White-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx major Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Grey-breasted laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    North Western Ghats montane rain forests 2007

  • 8. Eurasian eagle owl with rufous treepie on page 123 - Who would expect these birds so close together?

    Vanishing Act by Art Wolfe ricklibrarian 2006

  • 8. Eurasian eagle owl with rufous treepie on page 123 - Who would expect these birds so close together?

    Archive 2006-02-01 ricklibrarian 2006

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  • A long-tailed passerine bird of the Corvid family. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.

    February 26, 2007