Magpie

Latin name : Pica pica sericera
Family : Crows Corvidae
Ministry : Passeriformes
Group : Birds

Adult birds shoulder, ribs, upper abdomen and white hips. The rest are black with some places with purple and green light. Primary wing feathers have the main part of the white plate, clearly visible at flight. Dark brown eyes. Black mines and legs.

Biological:

The bird started nesting at the end of January. The nest is spherical, the outer diameter is 50 - 70cm, the door is on one side 12 - 15cm wide. The nest is made of small branches, grass, mud, in the smooth grass, fur. Females lay four to five eggs in green with reddish brown, medium-sized streaks (35, 5 x 25, 3mm) in northern Vietnam having young birds leave the nest in May and June. Foods include locusts , hard wings, clones, worms and grain grains. Hair removal time at the end of April - October.

Habitat and ecology:

Often feed on the ground and nest on tall trees in different habitats such as forest edges, savannas, farmland, village gardens and cities. Groups are groups or individual and often used for many years.

Distribution:

• Vietnam: North and Central of the southern boundary to about Nha Trang.
• World: Eastern Myanmar, China, Korea, southern Japan.

Value: Precious gene source, need to be protected.

Status:

Around the time of 1966 - 1967 evil birds were quite common in areas of distribution. Since then the number of them has been severely reduced, the main reason may be due to the habitat and food sources heavily polluted by CI, DDT used in agriculture and substances 2, 4D, and 2. , 4, 5 - T in the southern distribution area during the war. In the morning of May 2, 1991, in the area of ​​Lo Bon commune, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien - Hue province, for the first time after many years of research and investigation, four animals were observed to cross the national highway No. 1.