Common Green Magpie
(Cissa chinensis)
Giẻ cùi xanh
The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, Corvidae of the order Passeriformes.
The Yellow-crowned Green Magpie found in Da Lat Vietnam is considered a subspecies of the Common Green Magpie.
Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".
The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China.