Magpie
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(Pica pica)
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Glossy black, with a white body and wingtips and a long tail, the magpie is set cleanly apart from other corvids. It is well known for stealing shiny objects to decorate its nest, in order to attract a mate.
Diet: Carrion, insects, scraps, hatchlings, eggs
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘magpie photo’. [online] Available from: https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1470580384232.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Magpie Bird Facts | Pica Pica - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/magpie/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Magpie | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/crows-and-shrikes/magpie (Accessed 25 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Pica pica (Eurasian Magpie)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103727048/112300389 (Accessed 25 May 2020)
