Oriental Magpie
Pica serica
The adult black-billed magpie is a bold corvid of open country, woodland edges, farms, villages, and city parks across eastern Asia. It is omnivorous, taking insects, seeds, fruit, eggs, carrion, and small animals, often walking on the ground with a confident stride. Adults fly with strong wingbeats and use pecks, wing strikes, warning calls, and mobbing-style passes to drive away threats. A notable fact is that magpies are highly intelligent birds, capable of complex social behavior and careful inspection of unfamiliar objects.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Oriental Magpie Hatchling
- ?
- Oriental Magpie Fledgling
- Oriental Magpie