#0551 · 🐦 birds

Eurasian Magpie

🇳🇱 Ekster ·Pica pica

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Agustín Povedano · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Li Jianong · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © @joseluisrivasmartin · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Thomas Landgren · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Agustín Povedano · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © nrjmelvint · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Julio · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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 designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers as a synonym for the European magpie: the only other magpie in Europe is the Iberian magpie ( Cyanopica cooki ), which is limited to the Iberian Peninsula.

base stats

NL sightings 3,128iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 186,107iNaturalist observations
weight 221 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 3,128 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #20 most seen of the birds in NL.
186,107 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 221 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).