Javan green magpie

Cissa thalassina

The Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) is a bird found in Indonesia. Mountain forests in the west of the island of Java, Indonesia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Cissa thalassina
Region	Asia
Found in	Indonesia

🏡 Where the Javan green magpie lives

Mountain forests in the west of the island of Java, Indonesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It is bright green, it sings sweetly, and it lives only on Java.

Questions about the Javan green magpie

Where does the Javan green magpie live?

The Javan green magpie lives in Indonesia. Mountain forests in the west of the island of Java, Indonesia.

What does the Javan green magpie eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Javan green magpie endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.