Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Corvidae > Genus: Cyanopica > Species: Cyanopica cyanus

Azure-winged Magpie - Cyanopica cyanus (Pallas, 1776)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Azure-winged Magpie	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Blåskata	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Blauelster	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Blauwe Ekster	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gazza azzurra	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kékszarka	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pega-azul	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pie bleue	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rabilargo	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Siniharakka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Straka modrá	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Cyanopica cyana	(Pallas, 1776)

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Portugal		20000/200000 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Spain		240000/260000 (pairs)	1992	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2