The Himalayas, is a mountain range which separates the Great Indian Plains from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on the Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest. The abrupt rise of the Himalayan Mountains from less than 500 meters to more than 8,000 meters in a few hundred kilometers has resulted in a huge diversity of flora and fauna. Nearly 1000 birds have been recorded in the Himalayas of which 15 species are fully endemic.
The yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) is a passerine bird in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. The species ranges across the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent including the lower Himalayas, with a disjunct population in Vietnam.The food consists of small mammals, the eggs and young of other birds, insects, and wild fruits and berries of various kinds.
IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC) Photo: Francis