Malayan Black Magpie

Malayan Black Magpie
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Platysmurus leucopterus

Malay Name: Burung-Kambing Barat

Chinese Name: 白翅鹊

Range: Breeding Range: (OR) Malay Pen., Sumatra.

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size:

Identification: All black with band of white along greater coverts and tertials. Long, broad tail.

Habitat: Forest edge of mature or well-grown secondary growth.

Behaviour/Ecology: Often found foraging at upper or mid-canopy level. Presence often given away by raucous, distinctive call.

Local Status: Very rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Featured reports: Jul 2022

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Malayan Black Magpie at Hindhede Nature Park. Photo credit: Vinod Saranathan
Malayan Black Magpie at Hindhede Nature Park. Photo credit: Kenneth Chow
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Malayan Black Magpie)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Platysmurus leucopterus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103719039A94026632.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Malayan Black Magpie. Retrieved on July 20, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/malayan-black-magpie.

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