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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a bird that lives in Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies.
Eurasian magpie Temporal range: | |
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Nominate subspecies in Russia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Pica |
Species: | P. pica |
Binomial name | |
Pica pica | |
Subspecies | |
See text | |
Global range of the Eurasian magpie and its subspecies | |
Synonyms | |
Corvus pica Linnaeus, 1758 |
In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers to call the European magpie; it is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.
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