White-winged magpie

Urocissa whiteheadi

The White-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi) is a bird found in Vietnam, China and Laos. Found in Vietnam, China and Laos. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Urocissa whiteheadi
Region	Asia
Found in	Vietnam, China and Laos

🏡 Where the White-winged magpie lives

Found in Vietnam, China and Laos.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit40%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 177 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fruit.

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Recorded by Dave Guo (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1147969. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-winged magpie

Where does the White-winged magpie live?

The White-winged magpie lives in Vietnam, China and Laos. Found in Vietnam, China and Laos.

What does the White-winged magpie eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-winged magpie endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is 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.