Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
GenusPica (True Magpies)
SpeciesPica pica (Eurasian Magpie)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

1 Verified records at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 (corvids) that are designated as magpies, and it belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, the term "magpie" is used by English speakers as a synonym for the Eurasian magpie; the only other species of magpie in Europe is the Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki), which is restricted to the Iberian Peninsula. Despite sharing a name and similar colouration, they are not closely related to the Australian magpie, which is an artamid, only sharing the same clade (Corvides). The Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds. The expansion of its nidopallium is approximately the same in its relative size as the brains of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Corvus corax

20–30% · Possible

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Podoces hendersoni

Corvus corone

Corvus frugilegus

Eremophila alpestris

Oenanthe isabellina

Lanius isabellinus

Passer montanus

Oenanthe deserti

Montifringilla nivalis

10–20% · With luck

Alaudala cheleensis

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Magpie at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	90–100%
2	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	70–80%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	50–60%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	50–60%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
10	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	40–50%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
14	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	20–30%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
19	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
20	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	10–20%
22	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
23	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
24	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data

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Eurasian Magpie

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Common Raven

Red-billed Chough

Mongolian Ground-Jay

Carrion Crow

Rook

Horned Lark

Isabelline Wheatear

Isabelline Shrike

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Desert Wheatear

White-winged Snowfinch

Asian Short-toed Lark

📅 Monthly Probability

🌅 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found