The red-billed blue magpie is a large crow with red bills and feet, black head, neck, throat and chest. There is a white to light blue-white or purple-grey patch on the top of the head to the back of the neck, and the lower body is white. Different noisy calls and whistles are widely distributed in forest margins, thickets and even villages. So do you know how to distinguish male and female red-billed blue magpies? Let's take a look.

How to distinguish male and female red-billed blue magpie

Generally, male red-billed blue magpies are distinguished from females by their good singing, and if experienced, they can also be distinguished from their feather colors; female red-billed blue magpies are often slightly darker than males, lacking Flashes; tail feathers also shorter. Male red-billed blue magpies stand with their tails up, female red-billed blue magpies down.