Eurasian magpie
species of bird
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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a bird that lives in Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies.
Eurasian magpie Temporal range:
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Nominate subspecies in Russia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Pica |
Species: | P. pica
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Binomial name | |
Pica pica | |
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Global range of the Eurasian magpie and its subspecies | |
Synonyms | |
Corvus pica Linnaeus, 1758 |
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In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers to call the European magpie; it is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.
Related pages
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Pica pica.
Wikispecies has information on: Pica pica.
Other websites
change- European Magpie videos Archived 2012-12-08 at Archive.today on the Internet Bird Collection
- Avibase Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine