Javan Green-Magpie

Cissa thalassina

Birdstrong against fish, reptiles

Mythic

Leader · Swoop

Counts as two birds: while active, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with another bird in play).

Cissa thalassina

Photo: © Václav Šilha (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Fish
Reptiles

Weak against

Mammals
Arachnids

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

The Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae, endemic to montane forests on the island of Western Java, Indonesia. This critically endangered species was once more widespread, but it has suffered significant population declines due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the wild animal trade.

Once common, it is now found in only four protected areas, with estimates of the remaining wild population being as low as 50 individuals. While others speculate that the lack of recent sightings might mean that it already is extinct in the wild.

In an attempt at saving the species, the Javan green magpie has been part of a captive breeding program since 2011. A captive breeding program based on confiscated individuals has been initiated by the Cikananga Wildlife Center in Java and a few European EAZA zoos starting in 2015. It has successfully bred at both the Javan and European facilities, and as of 2018 this captive population had reached about 50 individuals.

It formerly included the Bornean green magpie as a subspecies, in which case the "combined" species was known as the short-tailed magpie.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Javan green magpie, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Mythic.

Observations: 17 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 125 g

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