Eurasian Magpie
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Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Hemis National Park
876 Verified records at Hemis National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

90–100% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 876 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

<5% · Rare
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

<5% · Rare
House Crow
LC

House Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus splendens

<5% · Rare
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
90–100
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
90–100
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Magpie in Hemis National Park?

About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 876 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Magpie in Hemis National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Magpie in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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