Scientific Name Cissa thalassina. The Javan green magpie is a critically endangered species, with only 100 birds left in the wild. It formerly included the Bornean green magpie as a subspecies, in which case the "combined" species was known as the short-tailed magpie. Z ookeepers in Prague have turned into puppeteers in an effort to save the critically endangered Javan green magpie.. Magpies are birds of the Corvidae (crow) family. By 1992, 25 of 39 market surveys recorded the species and 320 individuals were authorised for export between August and December 1992 (Nash 1993). Population Trend. Limited Taxon. Magpies are birds of the Corvidae (crow) family. There are only 71 animals remaining in ex-situ populations around the world in total, with wild populations depleted and close to extinction in the wild. Watch Queue Queue. Black winged starlings can live in a secondary habitat and adapt. The Javan green magpie … Castro left the presidency after 12 years in office when the National Assembly approved Diaz-Canel's nomination as the candidate for the top government position. Conservation and Research Actions Underway The species may still persist in some or all of the four protected areas in which it has been seen since 2001, including three national parks. The first Javan green magpie chick hatched at Chester Zoo on 13th June and the last of the four was born on 15th August. Prior to 1990, Javan Green Magpies were observed erratically and in small numbers in trade: none were recorded among 150,000 birds in a market in Jakarta in 1989 (Basuni and Setiyani 1989). This video is unavailable. The Javan Green Magpie is the rarest magpie in the world and is facing certain extinction in the wild without human help. Illegal poaching for the songbird trade. Jersey Zoo has successfully bred its first ever Javan Green Magpie. Distribution (where they live) Endemic to Western Java, Indonesia. Illegal poaching for the songbird trade. By 1992, 25 of 39 market surveys recorded the species and 320 individuals were authorised for export between August and December 1992 (Nash 1993). Watch Queue Queue Gold Award – Preventing the extinction of Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) Chester Zoo holds a population of 13 Javan green magpies at the zoo. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa and Cyanopica. No-one has reported seeing a wild Javan green magpie in its natural habitat for several years. Javan green magpie "Jimat" without green pigment In the wild, they naturally dye themselves bright green by eating lots of green insects that contain a yellow pigment called lutein. For the first time ever in the UK, bird experts at Chester Zoo have bred a GREEN magpie - one of the most endangered species in the world. Zoo officials saved one precious egg after the parents threw a … Javan … Whereas, with the Javan green magpies need pristine green forest, which isn’t so easily protected and managed by local communities because they’re not close to the forest; there’s also not a lot of it left anyway because they’re chopping it down for palm oil. Scientific Name Cissa thalassina. The Javan green magpie is … Threats (why they’re at risk) Habitat loss and degradation, driven by agricultural expansion, logging and mining. Prior to 1990, Javan Green Magpies were observed erratically and in small numbers in trade: none were recorded among 150,000 birds in a market in Jakarta in 1989 (Basuni and Setiyani 1989). Javan Green Magpie 31 cm; c. 125 g. Distinctive and striking green magpie with comparatively short, bluntly graduated tail, slightly elongated rear crown feathers, rather prominent bill, nostr LEARN AT Name Javan Green Magpie. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa and Cyanopica. The chick hatched in August, however the Zoo has only just discovered that it is a male. Javan Green Magpie Cissa thalassina. This critically endangered species is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Java.