{"id":25430,"date":"2012-11-05T14:34:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/magpie-pica-pica\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:06","slug":"magpie-pica-pica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/magpie-pica-pica\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-billed Magpie Pica pica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of &#8220;monochrome&#8221; magpies. It is the only magpie in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Black-billed Magpie\u00a0<i>Pica\u00a0pica<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-302-25430\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2264\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-9.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2263\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-8.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2262\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-7.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2261\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-5.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2260\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-4.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2259\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-3.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2258\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-2.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2257\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-11.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2256\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-10.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"European Magpie (Pica pica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-pica-pica-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>European Magpie (Pica pica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2255\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-pica-pica\/magpie-pica-pica-1.jpg\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie (Pica pica) at Gubbeen, Co. 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