Osorio Zoological Park - Common Green Magpie Reading - Cornell lab of ornithology

Here is what I read incase you didn’t understand or have trouble hearing COMMON GREEN MAGPIE —Cissa Chinensis— The Common Green Magpie is a beautiful, pea-green bird that, unfortunately for observers, is highly camouflaged in its lush, green forest environment. It is also shy, usually remaining in the dense cover of the tree canopy. Interestingly, when these green birds stray too often into open habitats, the increased sun exposure turns their feathers from green to blue. This member of the crow and jay family ranges from the foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India to Southeast Asia. It favors forests and forest edges, bamboo thickets, and vegetation along watercourses. Typically in pairs or small groups, these attractive birds move through shrubs, and along the ground in search of food. They eat mainly animals, such as large insects, amphibians, small reptiles, and small birds, and perhaps some fruit and carrion as well. Common Green Magpies are noisy and loud, with a v