Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

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Taxon taxon Q1315428
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Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

Summary

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie belongs to the parent taxon Urocissa[6].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is endemic to Sri Lanka[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is Urocissa ornata[8].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is part of magpie[9].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's Commons category is recorded as Urocissa ornata[10].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'U. ornata'}[11].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sri Lanka Blue Magpie'}[12].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schmuckkitta'}[13].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Urraca cingalesa'}[14].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pirolle de Ceylan'}[15].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gazza di Sri Lanka'}[16].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe Kitta'}[17].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sri Lanka-kitta'}[18].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brunhodeskjære'}[19].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Цейлонская лазоревая сорока'}[20].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'セイロンサンジャク'}[21].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ceylonblåskata'}[22].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'srilankanloistoharakka'}[23].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kitta ozdobna'}[24].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'tseiloni lasuurharakas'}[25].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kraska srílanská'}[26].
  • Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kita ozdobná'}[27].

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Classification

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's scientific name is Urocissa ornata[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Urocissa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schmuckkitta'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Urraca cingalesa'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pirolle de Ceylan'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gazza di Sri Lanka'}[16], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe Kitta'}[17].

Distribution

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is endemic to Sri Lanka[7].

Identifiers

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8414[28]. Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 916574[29]. Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482420[30]. Sri Lanka Blue Magpie's ITIS TSN is recorded as 563648[31].

Why It Matters

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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