Red-billed Blue Magpie

When walking along Bowen Road yesterday morning, we spotted about five to six Red-billed Blue Magpies(紅嘴藍鵲), among other birds such as Black-throated Laughing Trush(黑喉噪眉) and Hwamei (畫眉), flying swiftly over to hide in the bushes and trees after picking up food people left on the ground. These Red-billed Blue Magpies are slim and long, with ribbon-like tails. The head, neck and breast are black with a bluish spotting on the crown. The shoulders and rump are blue and the underparts are of greyish cream colour. The long tail is bright blue with a broad white tip. The bill is bright orange-red in colour as are the legs and feet and a ring around the eye.

They are common resident and are widely distributed in woodland edges throughout Hong Kong.

Here some pictures of the Red-billed Blue Magpies I took this morning.