DavidBrown 24 Dec 2012 I just saw an azure-winged magpie at the Sacramento Zoo and learned that they have a sharply disjunct range with one population in Spain and another in eastern Asia. It looks like there are genetic and morphological differences that separate them at the species level (Synchronic east–west divergence in azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus) and magpies (Pica pica) - Kryukov - 2004 - Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research - Wiley Online Library). Does anybody know if both populations are represented in captivity, or do the holders of them even know which population they are from?
I just saw an azure-winged magpie at the Sacramento Zoo and learned that they have a sharply disjunct range with one population in Spain and another in eastern Asia. It looks like there are genetic and morphological differences that separate them at the species level (Synchronic east–west divergence in azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus) and magpies (Pica pica) - Kryukov - 2004 - Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research - Wiley Online Library). Does anybody know if both populations are represented in captivity, or do the holders of them even know which population they are from?
J J JBZvolunteer 27 Dec 2012 What subspecies do they claim this one is? I feel like the ones I normally see have a slight different coloration.
What subspecies do they claim this one is? I feel like the ones I normally see have a slight different coloration.
Maguari 27 Dec 2012 These are (or at least are Zootierliste-d as) Asian: ZootierlisteHomepage There are also a few zoos with Iberian: ZootierlisteHomepage There is a visual 'tell', but I can never remember what it is.
These are (or at least are Zootierliste-d as) Asian: ZootierlisteHomepage There are also a few zoos with Iberian: ZootierlisteHomepage There is a visual 'tell', but I can never remember what it is.
