Name

Pica pica

Common magpie

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Genus: Pica

Species: pica

Habitat

All types of open woodland formations, avoid treeless areas and closed woodlands

Feeding

Free. Solitary, in pairs or small groups especially in autumn-winter. Omnivorous.

Distribution

Holarctic.

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Large passerine (45 cm) with a very long tail. Black head, breast and back, white belly and wing coverts, bluish wing feathers and tail with green and purple metallic reflections. Robust conical bill and long legs. Frequently forages on the ground. Builds a nest of twigs and mud in trees with a dome of branches as a roof. Sedentary.