Bornean Green-Magpie
Cissa jefferyi
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
- GenusCissa (Green-Magpies)
- SpeciesCissa jefferyi (Bornean Green-Magpie)
About the Bornean Green-Magpie
The Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to montane forests on the southeast Asian island of Borneo. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Javan green magpie, but under the common name Short-tailed Green Magpie. Uniquely among the green magpies, the Bornean green magpie has whitish eyes (dark reddish-brown in the other species).
It dwells in thick vegetation in the mid and upper storeys of forests, and makes only short flights. The Bornean green magpie builds an open cup nest of sticks in the canopy. The Bornean green magpie has a rather harsh call, a reminder that they are passerine birds which belong to the crow family Corvidae.
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Recent sightings of Bornean Green-Magpie in Kinabalu Park
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Cissa chinensis
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Dendrocitta cinerascens
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Platylophus galericulatus
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
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Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bornean Green-Magpie in Kinabalu Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Green-Magpie sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 91 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bornean Green-Magpie in Kinabalu Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Bornean Green-Magpie in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.