Andaman treepie
The Andaman treepie (Dendrocitta bayleii) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. First described by Robert Christopher Tytler in 1863, it is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Andaman treepie | |
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| Illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans in 1874 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocitta |
| Species: | D. bayleii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocitta bayleii Tytler, 1863 | |
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The scientific name commemorates the Anglo-Indian statesman Edward Clive Bayley.
References
- BirdLife International. 2017. Dendrocitta bayleii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22705852A118561208. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705852A118561208.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.
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