Thailand

Racket-tailed Treepie

Crypsirina temia

(L 12.0-12.8")

Near Kaeng Krachen Nat’l Park

27Mar2016

Member of the crow family, Corvidae
...very agile using its remarkable tail
as a balancing organ

Magpies are believed to have evolved from a
Jay-like ancestor and the ‘pie’ in Magpie and
Treepie refers to the black and white or pied
plumage of many of them. (Lynx)