Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. This is a Sri Lankan endemic species, and is classified as Vulnerable due to extensive clearance and degradation of forests, particularly in the wet zone, owing to conversion to agriculture, especially tea plantations, logging, fuelwood collection, gem mining, settlement and fire. Its scientific name means "ornate" or "adorned magpie".Please see my website davidcook.com.au for more photos.
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This Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5179060609 "
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This Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5179846360 "