NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens Sharpe, 1879
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bornean Treepie, Mount Kinubalu
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Bornean treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens) is a passerine bird belonging to the treepies genus, Dendrocitta, of in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Sumatran treepie (D. occipitalis).
Wikipedia contributors, Bornean treepie; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:40:44.615098+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrocitta cinerascens Sharpe, 1879
- Name authority
- Sharpe, 1879
- Common name
- Bornean Treepie
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Corvidae
- Genus
- Dendrocitta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae Leach, 1820
- genusDendrocitta Gould, 1833
- speciesDendrocitta cinerascens Sharpe, 1879
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocitta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastra Gould, 1833 | CorvidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumatran TreepieDendrocitta occipitalis (S. Müller, 1836) | CorvidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalis Horsfield, 1840 | CorvidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae Swinhoe, 1863 | CorvidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) | CorvidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sharpe, & Richard Bowdler. (1879). Contributions to the Ornithology of Borneo. The Ibis, Vol. 3, No. 11. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34PMC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.