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''Platysmurus'' is a genus of treepie in the family
Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Cu ...
. It contains the following species: *
Malayan black magpie The Malayan black magpie (''Platysmurus leucopterus'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. Despite its name, it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay, but a treepie. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally si ...
(''Platysmurus leucopterus'') *
Bornean black magpie The Bornean black magpie (''Platysmurus aterrimus''), also known as the black crested magpie, is a treepie in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Taxonomy The Bornean black magpie was formerly considered a ...
(''Platysmurus aterrimus'')


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10807481 Platysmurus Bird genera Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach