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Azure-winged Magpie - Cyanopica (cyanea) cooki - Rabilargo - Garsa blava

Sierra Morena - Andalucia - Spain

Azure-winged Magpie is a "new" endemic species to the Iberian peninsula. Used to be called in latin Cyanopica cyana distributed in western part of the Iberia peninsula and in the far east, in China with a big gap in the distribution in between. It was believed that the presence in Spain and Portugal was ought to an introduction by an ancient comercial transport trought the silk route comming from China. Now after finding some fossil bones in Gibraltar and some DNA studies, the results are that the birds in China and in the Iberian peninsula are very different genetically ought to several thousands of years of separation. So the birds in Iberia must be called Cyanopica cooki and in the east C. cyanea. The new hipothesis is that the presence of Azure winged Magpie was all over the Paleartic and some of the last glaciations left the two populations in the two extrems of the Paleartic.
This picture was taken in one of the tour from Audouin Birding Tours to Doñana and Andújar Nature and National Parks http://www.audouinbirding.net/
Please note that these pictures were taken during a tour with Audouin Birding Tours. We took the photos through big lenses and we did not aproach to the Lynx, we let them come to us if they wish to do so, without disturbation.

We didn't enter any private land and always used public areas. Any people seen employing irrespectful methods with the Iberian Lynx or entering private land should be reported to the police.

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Audouin Birding Tours - Birdwatching in Spain - Extremadura, Andalucia, Aragon and Catalonia - http://www.audouinbirding.net/

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Audouin Birding Tours - Excursiones para la observacion de Aves en el Delta del Ebro, Ports y otras destinaciones en Catalunya y España - http://www.audouinbirding.net/
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El Rabilargo (Catalan: Garsa blava) es una "nueva" especie endémica de la Península Ibérica. Se solía llamar en latín Cyanopica cyana distribuida en la parte occidental de la Península Ibérica y en el Lejano Oriente, en China, con una gran brecha en la distribución en el medio. Se cree que la presencia en España y Portugal era debido a una introducción de un antiguo transporte comercial através de la ruta de la seda viniendo desde China. Ahora, después de encontrar algunos huesos fósiles en Gibraltar y algunos estudios de ADN, los resultados son que las aves en China y en la península Ibérica son muy diferentes genéticamente dando lugar a varios miles de años de separación. Así que las aves en la Península Ibérica se deben llamar Cyanopica cooki y en el oriente C. cyanea. La hipótesis es que la presencia del Rabilargo fue por todo el Paleártico y algunas de las últimas glaciaciones dejaron las dos poblaciones en los dos extremos del Paleártico.

Aquesta foto va ser presa en una de les sortides al Parc Natural d'Andújar, Sierra Morena (Andalucía, Spain) de Audouin Birding Tours http://www.audouinbirding.net/

Esta foto fue tomada en una de las excursiones al Parque Natural de Andújar de Audouin Birding Tours http://www.audouinbirding.net/

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