Urocissa caerulea

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The Taiwan blue Magpie[1] (Urocissa caerulea), also called the Taiwan Magpie, Formosan Blue Magpie (Chinese: 臺灣藍鵲; pinyin: Táiwān lán què), or the "Long-tailed Mountain Lady" (Chinese: 長尾山娘; pinyin: Chángwěi shānniáng; Taiwanese Hokkien: Tn̂g-boé soaⁿ-niû), is a species of bird of the crow family. It is endemic to Taiwan. Within the Republic of China (ROC) it is the designate State bird of the Tai Republic of China[n 1].

Taiwanese national bird.

References

  1. Gill, F; D Donsker, eds. (2016). "Crows, mudnesters & birds-of-paradise". IOC World Bird List (version 6.3). Retrieved 18 August 2016.

Notes

  1. “The Official designated National bird and Awarded Avifaunae emblem of Republic of China (ROC)” respectively