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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) 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.
Magpies are birds of various species of the family Corvidae.Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, [1] [2] and is one of the few nonmammalian species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. [3]
The black-billed magpie was widely considered conspecific with the Eurasian magpie until mtDNA studies showed a relatively high divergence between the two species. The species consisting of the black-billed and Eurasian magpies was called the black-billed magpie in English, and its scientific name was Pica pica.
[3] [4] Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie. [5] In 2018, a molecular phylogenetic study found that the Eurasian magpie consisted of multiple species including the Maghreb magpie, the Asir magpie, the black-rumped magpie and the oriental magpie. [6]
Eurasian magpie lineages) until the onset of the Quaternary glaciation some 2.6–2 Ma may also have skewed the molecular clock results. [2] [3] Like the other magpies, the Oriental magpie is a member of the large radiation of mainly Holarctic corvids, which also includes the typical crows and ravens nutcrackers and Old World jays.
The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. ... Eurasian magpie, Pica pica; Eurasian nutcracker ...
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Taiwan blue magpie in flight. It is 63–68 cm (25–27 in) in length. The tail measures around 34–42 cm (13–17 in) in length, and the wings are 20 cm (7.9 in) long. [6] It weighs 254–260 g (9.0–9.2 oz). [5] The plumages of the male and female are similar. The head, neck and breast are black.