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Eurasian or Arabian Magpie

Pica [pica or asirensis] (= Pica pica) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Pica
Scientific:
  Pica pica


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B4A8257A99FBB6C4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B4A8257A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B4A8257A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179720

Geographic range:

  • Pica pica [pica or galliae]: Europe from the British Isles, France, and southern Scandinavia to eastern Europe and Türkiye
  • Pica pica fennorum: northern Scandinavia and western Russia
  • Pica pica [bactriana or hemileucoptera]: western and southern Siberia (east to Lake Baikal) and central Asia, southward to the Caucasus region and eastward to Pakistan and northwestern India
  • Pica pica leucoptera: southern Transbaikalia to eastern Mongolia and Altai Mountains
  • Pica pica melanotos: Iberian Peninsula
  • Pica pica camtschatica: northern shores of Sea of Okhotsk to Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Pica bottanensis: eastern Himalayas to southeastern Tibet and western China (Qinghai and Xinjiang)
  • Pica mauritanica: northeastern Mauritania to Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
  • Pica serica: southeastern Russia, northeastern China, and Korea southward through eastern China, Taiwan, and Hainan to northern Myanmar, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam
  • Pica asirensis: Asir Mountains (southwestern Arabia)
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English:
Eurasian or Arabian Magpie
French:
Pie bavarde, P. de Delessert, P. du Maghreb, P. orientale ou P. d'Arabie


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):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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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):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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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:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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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]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Common Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1]
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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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Ekster
Arabic: عقعق
Asturian: Pega
Azerbaijani: Sağsağan
Belarusian: Сарока
Bulgarian: Сврака
Breton: Ar big
Catalan: Garsa
Catalan (Balears): Garsa
Valencian: Gaig
Czech: straka obecná
Chuvash: Чакак
Welsh: Pioden
Danish: Husskade
German: Elster
Greek: (Κοινή) Καρακάξα
Greek (Cypriot): Κατσικορώνα
Emiliano-romagnolo: Argaza
English: Black-billed Magpie, Common Magpie, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian or Arabian Magpie, Magpie
English (India): Eurasian Magpie (Black-billed Magpie)
Esperanto: pigo
Spanish: Urraca Común
Spanish (Spain): Urraca Común
Estonian: harakas
Basque: Mika
Persian: زاغی
Finnish: harakka
Faroese: Skjóra
French: Pie bavarde, Pie bavarde ou P. d'Arabie, Pie bavarde, P. de Delessert, P. du Maghreb, P. orientale ou P. d'Arabie
Friulian: Badascule
Frisian: ekster
Irish: Snag Breac
Gaelic: Cadhag
Galician: pega
Manx: Pieanat
Hebrew: עקעק
Croatian: Svraka
Hungarian: szarka
Armenian: Սովորական Կաչաղակ
Icelandic: Skjór
Italian: Gazza
Japanese (romaji): chōsen garasu, kachi-garasu, kasasagi, kōrai 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
Khakas: Саасхан
Kazakh: Сауысқан
Kazakh (Transliteration): sawısqan
Korean: 까치
Korean (Transliteration): kkachi
Cornish: Pyasen
Scientific: Corvus Pica, Pica [pica or asirensis], Pica pica, Pica pica pica
Luxembourgish: Kréi
Ladin: Gacia
Lithuanian: Paprastoji šarka, Šarka
Latvian: Žagata
Macedonian: Страчка
Mongolian: Алаг шаазгай, Шаазгай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Transliteration): alag shaazgai, shaazgai
Maltese: Kakarachi
Dutch: Ekster
Norwegian: Skjære
Napoletano-calabrese: Ciavula
Occitan: Gag
Polish: sroka, sroka (zwyczajna)
Pinyin: gān què, shén-nǚ, xǐ-què, yě quèzi
Portuguese: pega
Portuguese (Portugal): Pega
Romansh: giazla
Romanian: Coțofană
Russian: Сорока
Sardinian: Piga
Scots: Cadhag
Northern Sami: Skire
Slovak: straka obyčajná
Slovenian: Sraka
Albanian: Laraska bishtgjatë
Serbian: svraka
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, Сауысқан
Tuvinian: Сааскан
Ukrainian: Сорока
Vietnamese: Chim Ắc cắc, Chim Ác là, Chim Ác là châu Âu, Chim Ác xắc, Chim Bồ các, Chim Hỉ thước
Sorbian, Lower: Kabeja
Sorbian, Upper: Škrěkawa
Chinese: 喜雀, 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): 喜鹊

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