Hooded treepie

Hooded treepie
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Corvidae
Genus:Crypsirina
Species: C. cucullata
Binomial name
Crypsirina cucullata
Jerdon, 1862

The hooded treepie (Crypsirina cucullata) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Myanmar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It has grey plumage apart from black head, tail and flight feathers.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Crypsirina cucullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  • Madge and Burn, Crows and Jays ISBN 0-7136-3999-7


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