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The black-billed magpie builds domed nests which are made up of twigs and are located near the top of trees, usually housing six to seven eggs. Incubation, by the female only, starts when the clutch is complete, and lasts 16–21 days. The nestling period is three to four weeks. Black-billed magpies in the wild have a lifespan of six to seven ...
Urocissa is a genus of birds in the Corvidae, a family that contains the crows, jays, and magpies.. The genus was established by German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. [1] [a] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). [4]
The Australian magpie, Cracticus tibicen, is conspicuously "pied", with black and white plumage reminiscent of a Eurasian magpie. It is a member of the family Artamidae and not a corvid. The magpie-robins , members of the genus Copsychus , have a similar "pied" appearance, but they are Old World flycatchers , unrelated to the corvids.
[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 .
The adult Australian magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm (14.5 to 17 in) in length, with black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, but can be distinguished by differences in back markings.
The Malayan black magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. Despite its name, it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay, but a treepie . Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies.
The English name used was "black-billed magpie" and the scientific name used was Pica pica. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] In 2000, the American Ornithologists' Union decided to treat the black-billed magpie as a separate species based on studies of the vocalization and behaviour that indicated that the black-billed magpie was closer to the yellow-billed magpie ...
The Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm (12–14 in) long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie ( Pica pica ) but is slenderer with proportionately smaller legs and bill .