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| '''''Cissa''''' is a ] of relatively short-tailed ]s, sometimes known as hunting cissas, that reside in the ]s of ] and ] ] and adjacent regions. The four species are quite similar with bright red ]s, primarily green ], black mask, and ] wings. | '''''Cissa''''' is a ] of relatively short-tailed ]s, sometimes known as hunting cissas, that reside in the ]s of ] and ] ] and adjacent regions. The four species are quite similar with bright red ]s, primarily green ], black mask, and ] wings. | ||
| Due to a low-] diet |
Due to a low-] diet<ref>{{Cite web |title=When Javan Green Magpies feel blue – Silent Forest |url=https://www.silentforest.eu/when-javan-green-magpies-feel-blue/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www.silentforest.eu}}</ref> they often appear blue or ] in ]; the ] of their feathers. | ||
| They are ], and mainly feed on ]s and small ]. | |||
| The genus was introduced by the German zoologist ] in 1826 with the ] (''Cissa chinensis'') as the ].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Boie | first=Friedrich | author-link=Friedrich Boie | year=1826 | title=Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen | journal=Isis von Oken | language=de | volume=19 | at=Cols 969–981 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27511179 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor1-last=Mayr | editor1-first=Ernst | editor1-link=Ernst Mayr | editor2-last=Greenway | editor2-first=James C. Jr | year=1962 | title=Check-list of Birds of the World | volume=15 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=242 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485615 }}</ref> The name ''Cissa'' is from the ] ''kissa'' meaning a "jay" or "magpie".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url=https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl_997 | url-access=limited | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page= }}</ref> | The genus was introduced by the German zoologist ] in 1826 with the ] (''Cissa chinensis'') as the ].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Boie | first=Friedrich | author-link=Friedrich Boie | year=1826 | title=Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen | journal=Isis von Oken | language=de | volume=19 | at=Cols 969–981 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27511179 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor1-last=Mayr | editor1-first=Ernst | editor1-link=Ernst Mayr | editor2-last=Greenway | editor2-first=James C. Jr | year=1962 | title=Check-list of Birds of the World | volume=15 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=242 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485615 }}</ref> The name ''Cissa'' is from the ] ''kissa'' meaning a "jay" or "magpie".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url=https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl_997 | url-access=limited | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page= }}</ref> | ||
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Genus of birds
| Cissa | |
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| Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Subfamily: | Cissinae |
| Genus: | Cissa F. Boie, 1826 |
| Species | |
Cissa is a genus of relatively short-tailed magpies, sometimes known as hunting cissas, that reside in the forests of tropical and subtropical southeast Asia and adjacent regions. The four species are quite similar with bright red bills, primarily green plumage, black mask, and rufous wings.
Due to a low-carotenoid diet they often appear blue or turquoise in captivity; the structural color of their feathers.
They are carnivorous, and mainly feed on arthropods and small vertebrates.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) as the type species. The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".
The genus Cissa contains four species:
| Species of Cissa | |||
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| Common and binomial names | Image | Description | Range |
| Common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) |
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Common green magpies have long tail feathers, striped black and white tertiaries, and a subtle yellow cap | Lower Himalayas to mainland southeast Asia, as well as Borneo and Sumatra |
| Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) |
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Unique to this genus, indochinese green magpies have a yellow underbelly | Mainland southeast Asia and adjacent parts of China |
| Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) |
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Javan green magpies have short tails and white tertiary feathers | Java |
| Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) |
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Bornean green magpies look much like the other species in this genus but have white irises | Borneo |
References
- "When Javan Green Magpies feel blue – Silent Forest". www.silentforest.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen". Isis von Oken (in German). 19. Cols 969–981 .
- Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 242.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Crows, mudnesters, birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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| Cissa | |
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