Eurasian magpie
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.
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| Nominate subspecies in Russia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| 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 | |
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Corvus pica Linnaeus, 1758 | |
In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers to call the European magpie; it is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.
Eurasian Magpie Media
P. p. bactriana in Ladakh
- Picapica
A photograph to show the colour and markings on the egg of the Eurasian Magpie (Pica Pica)
Magpie nest.
A nest made by Eurasian magpie.
Hopscotch game in England with the magpie rhyme.
Skull of a Eurasian magpie
In flight, showing the numerous brightly coloured sheens on its feathers
A magpie's underside visible as it prepares to land
Related pages
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Wikispecies has information on: Pica pica. |
Other websites
- European Magpie videos Archived 2012-12-08 at Archive.today on the Internet Bird Collection
- Avibase Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine