Cissa thalassina; Print; The Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) is a passerine bird in the crow family; Corvidae. This critically endangered species is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Java. It formerly included the Bornean green magpie as a subspecies; in which case the "combined" species was known as the short-tailed magpie. The bright green plumage is the result of the yellow pigment lutein; which they gain from their insect diet. They also feed on small lizards and frogs. Initially juveniles are bluish; but they become green after their first moult. In captivity; adults turn bluish if their diet is inadequate.; 1700-1880