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 […]
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Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Pica hudsonia | [UK] Black-billed Magpie | [FR] Pie bavarde | [DE] Elster | [ES] Urraca de Pico Negro | [NL] Ekster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Black-billed Magpie is a black and white bird, with long tail. Adult has black head, chest, back and vent, with iridescent […]
Magpie (Pica pica)
[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 […]
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Pica nuttalli | [UK] Yellow-billed Magpie | [FR] Pie a bec jaune | [DE] Gelbschnabel-Elster | [ES] Urraca | [NL] Geelsnavelekster Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Zavattariornis nuttalli Pica nuttalli NA California Physical charateristics Similar to the Black-billed Magpie, but the […]