It is a national second-class protected animal.
The red-billed magpie, also known as the red-tailed mountain raven and the long-tailed mountain magpie, has a bright purple feather color and a red beak. It is one of the largest magpies with the longest tail and the brightest feather color. It has high ornamental value and is also a common protagonist in ancient and modern flower and bird paintings.
The red-billed magpie is a large corvid, 54 to 65 cm long. The mouth and feet are red, the head, neck, throat and chest are black, and there is a white to pale blue-white or purplish-gray patch from the top of the head to the back of the neck, and the rest of the upper body is purplish-blue-gray or pale blue-grayish-brown. The tail is convex with black subtip spots and white apical spots. The lower body is white. The appearance and plumage of the magpie are very similar to that of this species.
It has a mixed diet. Common types of animal food include kowtovers, scarab beetles, locusts, grasshoppers, flies, katydids, crickets, beetles, chicks, eggs and other small invertebrates and vertebrates. Plant food is mainly a variety of trees and shrubs fruits and seeds, occasionally eat wheat, corn and other crops.
Domestic distribution: Domestic distribution in western Liaoning, Beijing,