Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica - Pie bavarde

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Corvidés
Genus
:
Pica
Species
:
pica

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 50 cm
Wingspan
: 56 à 61 cm.
Weight
: 145 à 240 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Pica pica pica (British Isles and s Scandinavia to e Europe and Asia Minor)
Pica pica fennorum (n Scandinavia and nw Russia)
Pica pica melanotos (Iberian Pen.)
Pica pica bactriana (c Russia to Iran, n India and Mongolia and w, s Siberia)
Pica pica leucoptera (se Russia and ne China)
Pica pica camtschatica (Kamchatka Pen.. ne Siberia.)

Foreign names

Pie bavarde,
Urraca común,
pega,
Elster,
szarka,
Ekster,
Gazza,
skata,
Skjære,
straka obyčajná,
straka obecná,
Husskade,
harakka,
garsa,
Skjór,
sroka (zwyczajna),
žagata,
sraka,
Сорока,
カササギ,
欧亚喜鹊,
นกสาลิกาปากดำ,
喜鵲,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas