Eurasian magpie

species of bird
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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a bird that lives in Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies.

Eurasian magpie
Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene – Recent
Nominate subspecies in Russia
Calls, recorded in England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Pica
Species:
P. pica
Binomial name
Pica pica
Subspecies

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Global range of the Eurasian magpie and its subspecies
Synonyms

Corvus pica Linnaeus, 1758

Pica pica pica

In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers to call the European magpie; it is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.

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