Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie

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Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Nepali Name: स्यालपोथरी लामपुच्छ्रे Syalpothari Lampuchaare

Banthanti, Kaski, Nepal. 2,260m. 9 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Banthanti, Kaski, Nepal. 2,260m. 9 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Until you get to really know this bird it is hard to believe that it is a close cousin of the infamous crow.
2. Gets replaced at higher altitudes by the Yellow-billed variant.

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