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title: "Azure-winged Magpie"
description: "Cyanopica cyanus — Birds. The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/azure-winged-magpie
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Azure-winged Magpie

> Cyanopica cyanus — Birds. The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family.

- Scientific name: *Cyanopica cyanus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 10179
- Wikidata: [Q503807](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503807)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72785](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72785)

## Names

- en: Azure-winged Magpie
- de: Azurelster
- es: Rabilargo asiático
- fr: Pie-bleue à calotte noire
- nl: Blauwe ekster
- pt: Pega-azul
- pl: Sójka błękitna

## Countries with the most observations

CN (4239), KR (2873), JP (1287), RU (836), HK (435), TW (131), MN (17)

## Summary

The azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is more slender with proportionately smaller legs and bill. It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in colour with the wings and the feathers of the long (16–20 cm) tail an azure blue. It inhabits various types of coniferous (mainly pine) and broadleaf forest, including parks and gardens in the eastern populations.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure-winged_magpie

## Photo

![Azure-winged Magpie](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/azure-winged-magpie/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Edmunds · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187594617

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/azure-winged-magpie?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).