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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Ekster
Arabic: عقعق
Asturian: Pega
Azerbaijani: Sağsağan, Ziğ-ziğ quşu
Belarusian: Cарока, Сарока
Bulgarian: Сврака
Breton: Ar big, Pig
Catalan: Gaig, Garsa
Catalan (Balears): Garsa
Catalan, Valencian: Gaig
Czech: Straka obecná
Chuvash: Чакак
Welsh: Pia, Pigen, Pioden, Piogen, Y bi
Danish: Husskade
German: Elster
Lower Sorbian: Kabeja
Greek: (Κοινή) Καρακάξα, Καρακάξα
Greek (Cypriot): Κατσικορώνα
Emiliano-romagnolo: Argaza
English: American magpie, Black-billed Magpie, Common Magpie, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian, Black-billed or Arabian Magpie, Magpie, White-rumped Magpie
Esperanto: pigo
Spanish: Arrendajo funesto, Urraca, Urraca de Pico Negro
Estonian: Harakas
Basque: Garsa, Mika
Finnish: Harakka
Faroese: Skjóra
French: Pie bavarde, Pie bavarde ou P. d'Amérique, Pie bavarde, P. de Delessert, P. du Maghreb, P. orientale, P. d'Arabie, ou P. d'Amérique, Pie ordinaire
Friulian: Badascule, Gjaie
Frisian: Ekster
Irish: Cabaire breac, Magaide, Meaig, Snag Breac, Snagaide
Gaelic: Athaid, Cadhag, Pioghaid
Galician: Gaio, Garsa, Pega
Manx: Pieanat, Pieannad
Hebrew: עקעק
Croatian: Svraka, Svraka maruša
Upper Sorbian: Škrěkawa
Hungarian: Szarka
Armenian: [Sovorakan Kachaghak ], Սովորական Կաչաղակ
Icelandic: Skjór
Italian: Gazza, Gazza americana, Gazza comune, Gazza comune europea
Japanese (romaji): chōsen garasu, Chousen garasu, Kachi-garasu, kasasagi, kōrai garasu, Kourai garasu
Japanese: カササギ, カチガラス, コウライガラス, チョウセンガラス
Japanese (Kanji): 勝ち烏, 朝鮮烏, 高麗烏, 鵲
Georgian: კაჭკაჭი, ჩხიკვი
Khakas: Саасхан
Kazakh: Сауысқан
Kazakh (Transliteration): sawısqan
Korean: 까치
Korean (Transliteration): kkachi
Cornish: Kegin, Piasenn, Pyasen
Scientific: Corvus Pica, Pica [pica or hudsonia], Pica [pica, asirensis or hudsonia], Pica pica, Pica pica pica
Luxembourgish: Kréi
Ladin: Gacia
Lithuanian: Šarka
Latvian: Žagata
Macedonian: Cтрачка, Сврака, Страчка
Mongolian: Алаг шаазгай, Шаазгай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Transliteration): alag shaazgai, shaazgai
Moldavian: Coțofană
Maltese: Kakarachi, Kakarachka
Dutch: Ekster
Norwegian: Skjære
Napoletano-calabrese: Ciavula
Occitan: Gag
Polish: sroka, sroka (zwyczajna), Sroka zwyczajna
Pinyin: gān què, shén-nǚ, xǐ-què, yě quèzi
Portuguese: peda, Pega-rabuda
Rhaeto-Romance: Giazla
Romanian: Coţofană
Romance (Other): Giazla, Sgragia
Russian: Soroka, Обыкновенная сорока, Сорока, Сорока обыкновенная
Sardinian: Malabiga, Mariabiga, Piga
Northern Sami: Skire
Slovak: straka čiernozobá, Straka obyčajná
Slovenian: sraka
Albanian: Grizhël, Laraska, Laraska bishtgjatë, Laraskë
Serbian: svraka, Сврака
Swedish: Skata
Thai: นกกางเขน, นกสาลิกาดำ, นกสาลิกาปากดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók kaaŋ-kʰĕen, nók săa-lí-kaa dam, nók săa-lí-kaa pàak-dam
Turkmen: saksağan
Turkish: Saksağan, Saksaşan, Сауысқан
Tuvinian: Сааскан
Ukrainian: Сорока
Vietnamese: Ắc cắc, Ác là, Bồ các, Chim Ắc cắc, Chim ác là, Chim Ác là châu Âu, Chim Ác xắc, Chim Bồ các, Chim Hỉ thước
Chinese: [gān què], [shen-nu], [xi-que], [ye quezi], 喜 鹊, 喜雀, 喜鵲, 喜鹊, 干鹊, 神女, 野鹊子
Chinese (Traditional): 乾鵲, 喜雀, 喜鵲, 神女, 野鵲子
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 喜鵲
Chinese (Taiwan): [xi-que], 喜鵲, 喜鹊