Rufous treepie: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rufous treepie lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendrocitta vagabunda
Group	Crows, jays & magpies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Corvidae

Where does the rufous treepie live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rufous treepie in 9 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rufous treepie endangered?

The rufous treepie’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rufous treepie?

The rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae, genus Dendrocitta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rufous treepie

The rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is a treepie, native to the Indian subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. It is a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It is long tailed and has loud musical calls making it very conspicuous. It is found commonly in open scrub, agricultural areas, forests as well as urban gardens. Like other corvids it is very adaptable, omnivorous and opportunistic in feeding.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rufous treepie (revision 1354933807), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q282256 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).