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
Avibase ID:
FBBBA943D3AB65E8
Avibase ID:
avibase-FBBBA943
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FBBBA943
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179720
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Magpie [Black-billed] ( Pica pica [pica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pica [pica or serica]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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