Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. They are resident in tropical South and Southeast Asia. The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".[1]
The species are plumaged in black, grey and rufous. Typically, the face and flight feathers are black, and the back is rufous. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
They are, in taxonomic order:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrocitta formosae | Grey treepie | Indochina, southern mainland China and Taiwan | |
| Dendrocitta vagabunda | Indian subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia | ||
| Dendrocitta frontalis | Collared treepie | northeastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh, Nepal and across into Burma | |
| Dendrocitta occipitalis | Sumatra in Indonesia | ||
| Dendrocitta cinerascens | Borneo | ||
| Dendrocitta leucogastra | Western Ghats, mainly south of Goa | ||
| Dendrocitta bayleii | Andaman Islands of India | ||