Tag: Magpie

Is the communal roosting behaviour of the Magpie (Pica pica) wind dependent? An example from an isolated population in W Poland

Corvidae, Eurasia, Passeriformes, science article
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Magpie (Pica pica) Science Article 5 abstract The Magpie is a residential non-migratorybird (Goodwin, 1986; Birkhead, 1991).Each pair of birds controls its own territoryall the year around. However, in winter thismonogamous bird sleeps in communal roosts.Birkhead (1991) discussed some of the mainideas, which may explain this behaviour. Pawel CZECHOWSKI, Leszek JERZAK, Piotr ZDUNIAK and Marcin […]

Magpie (Pica pica)

Corvidae, Eurasia, Passeriformes
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[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Pica pica | [UK] Magpie | [FR] Pie bavarde | [DE] Elster | [ES] Urraca de Pico Negro | [NL] Ekster Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Magpie is a black and white bird, with long tail. Adult has black […]