Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
(Bird: Corvidae)
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| 1st July, 2013. Gigrin Farm (Wales-UK). |
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Notes:
Magpies are crows that don't immediately resemble crows. When familiar with these birds their raucous calls and behaviour is comparable with jays, and the family relation is more apparent. Unlike jays magpies spend more time in the open, walking across fields and perching on exposed fence posts.
"Pink magpies" are a rarely-encountered phenomenon where white areas on magpies are quite literally pink. This colour varies from faint to rather vibrant, and seems to be caused by carotenoid pigmentation in the diet of the birds, similar to what is seen by the roseate spoonbill and flamingos. A video on youtube recently shows an unrelated Australian magpie with pink plumage; it seems any bird with white feathering can be affected with this anomaly.
Magpies are crows that don't immediately resemble crows. When familiar with these birds their raucous calls and behaviour is comparable with jays, and the family relation is more apparent. Unlike jays magpies spend more time in the open, walking across fields and perching on exposed fence posts.
"Pink magpies" are a rarely-encountered phenomenon where white areas on magpies are quite literally pink. This colour varies from faint to rather vibrant, and seems to be caused by carotenoid pigmentation in the diet of the birds, similar to what is seen by the roseate spoonbill and flamingos. A video on youtube recently shows an unrelated Australian magpie with pink plumage; it seems any bird with white feathering can be affected with this anomaly.
"Pink magpies" are a rarely-encountered phenomenon where white areas on magpies are quite literally pink. This colour varies from faint to rather vibrant, and seems to be caused by carotenoid pigmentation in the diet of the birds, similar to what is seen by the roseate spoonbill and flamingos. A video on youtube recently shows an unrelated Australian magpie with pink plumage; it seems any bird with white feathering can be affected with this anomaly.
I have seen this species in:
- Europe (GB)
The first time I recorded this species:
Pre-2006 at Eastleigh (Hampshire-UK).
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