Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pica [pica or asirensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Elster (bottanensis), Elster-bottanensis, Tibetelster
English: Black-rumped Magpie, Eurasian Magpie (Black-rumped), Eurasian Magpie (bottanensis), Himalayan Magpie, Magpie
English (United Kingdom): Common Magpie (Black-rumped)
English, HBW: Eurasian Magpie (Black-rumped)
English (India): Black-rumped Magpie (Black-billed Magpie)
English (IOC): Black-rumped Magpie
English (United States): Black-rumped Magpie
Spanish: Urraca Común (bottanensis), Urraca del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Urraca Común (bottanensis), Urraca del himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Magpie (Black-rumped)
French: Pie bavarde (bottanensis), Pie de Delessert
Japanese (romaji): kasasagi (bottanensis)
Japanese: カササギ (bottanensis), ヒマラヤカササギ
Scientific: Pica bottanensis, Pica megaloptera, Pica pica bottanensis, Pica tibetana
Dutch: Ekster (bottanensis), Zwartrugekster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartgumpskjor
Norwegian: skjære (bottanensis), Svartgumpskjære
Polish: sroka tybetańska
Portuguese: pega-do-butão
Portuguese (Portugal): Pega (bottanensis), pega-dos-himalaias
Russian: Тибетская сорока
Slovak: straka himalájska
Serbian: Butanska svraka, Himalajska svraka
Swedish: skata (bottanensis), svartgumpad skata
Thai: นกสาลิกาปากดำ
Turkish: Kara sırtlı saksağan, Saksağan (bottanensis)
Ukrainian: сорока тибетська
Chinese: 喜鹊（黑腰）, 青藏喜鹊
Chinese (Traditional): 青藏喜鹊