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Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Eurasian Magpie

The Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Pica pica
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Eurasian Magpie
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Corvus pica
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.106

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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