Urocissa caerulea

Basic information
Scientific name	Urocissa caerulea	Click to magnify
Common names	Taiwan magpie, Formosan blue magpie
Higher taxon	Corvidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	Taiwan
Habitat	Urban area, farm area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There is a record of breeding in Hyogo Pref. No breeding record in Kinki District, since 1990s.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	1976 or earlier. In 1976 to 1980, observed in Hyogo Prefs.
Route	Deliberate: Escape of pet animal.
Impact	Unknown impact.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference

Notes

Biodiversity Center of Japan (ed) (2004) National Survey on the Natural Environment (Accessed on 2012-6-07) http://www.biodic.go.jp/reports2/6th/6_bird/index.html (in Jpn)
Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-18) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
Madge & Burn (1994) Crows & Jays. Christopher Helm, London.
etc.