The
white-winged magpie (
Urocissa whiteheadi) is a
passerine bird of the
crow family,
Corvidae. It is unusual among the members of its genus in that it is black and white, lacking the blue plumage other
Urocissa magpies have. Thus, it is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus,
Cissopica, though it appears to have sufficient features to remain in the
Urocissa genus. There are two subspecies, the nominate
whiteheadi being found in
Hainan and
xanthomelana found in southern
China, northern
Vietnam, and north and central
Laos. The two subspecies are distinctive and may merit specific status; further research is needed.