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Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Yellow-billed MagpiePica nuttalli
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,654,047 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,651,777 |
| Russia | 43,342 |
| United Kingdom | 18,239 |
| England | 15,860 |
| Spain | 11,000 |
| Germany | 9,700 |
| France | 6,778 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 5,234 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 4,946 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
- SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae |
| Genus | True Magpies · Pica |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Common local birds of United States
- Local Wildlife of United Kingdom
- Local Wildlife of United States
- Songbirds of Germany
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Magpie with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.