Racket-tailed Treepie
Crypsirina temia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCrypsirina (Spatulate-tailed Treepies)
- SpeciesCrypsirina temia (Racket-tailed Treepie)
The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in this species are long and broaden at the tail's end are black also with a greenish tinge, as are the wings. The iris of the bird is a turquoise-blue darkening towards the pupil to a very deep or near black. The bill, legs and feet are black. This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Racket-tailed Treepie sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park
White-winged Magpie
Urocissa whiteheadi
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
Ratchet-tailed Treepie
Temnurus temnurus
Common Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinae
White-bellied Yuhina
Erpornis zantholeuca
Japanese Thrush
Turdus cardis
Rufous-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe rufogularis
Puff-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus pallidus
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Racket-tailed Treepie in Cuc Phuong National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Racket-tailed Treepie sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Racket-tailed Treepie in Cuc Phuong National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Racket-tailed Treepie in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.