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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eurasian Magpie
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pica pica fennorum
- Pica pica pica
- Pica pica melanotos
- Pica pica bactriana
- Pica pica leucoptera
- Pica pica camtschatica
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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