Uniquely has whitish eyes
...is dark reddish-brown in
the other Green-Magpies.
Cissa jefferyi
(L 11.8-12.6")
Mount Kinabalu Nat’l Park
01Aug2018
Recording is restricted
extreme pressure due to
trapping or harassment.
(xeno-canto)
Cissa in Greek means magpie
or jay; leucophaeus in Greek
means gleaming.
Jeffrey Whitehead
- d. 1909
– English stockbroker
- father of explorer John Whitead
If you see a gang of magpies, according to
tradition, your fortune will depend on the
number in the group; a lone magpie can
bring down all manner of curses.
(Noah Stryker)