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-rabilonga,
Elster,
szarka,
Ekster,
Gazza,
skata,
Skjære,
straka obyčajná,
straka obecná,
Husskade,
harakka,
garsa,
Skjór,
sroka (zwyczajna),
žagata,
sraka,
Сорока,
ユーラシアカササギ,
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