The Eurasian magpie or common magpie is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent. It is one of several birds in the crow family (corvids) designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers as a synonym for the Eurasian magpie: the only other magpie in Europe is the Iberian magpie, which is limited to the Iberian Peninsula. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.106
Protonym:
Corvus pica
Type locality:
Europa, restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 19; and further restricted to Uppsala by Meinertzhagen, 1954, Birds Arabia, p. 79.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/124/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B4A8257A99FBB6C4
Avibase ID:
avibase-B4A8257A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B4A8257A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179720
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Magpie ( Pica pica) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Magpie ( Pica pica) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Magpie ( Pica pica) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Magpie ( Pica pica) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian or Arabian Magpie ( Pica [pica or asirensis]) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Black-billed Magpie ( Pica pica) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Magpie ( Pica pica) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pie bavarde ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pica pica [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pica pica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Pica [pica, asirensis or hudsonia]
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