Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPica (True Magpies)
- SpeciesPica pica (Eurasian Magpie)
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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 2,195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Iberian Magpie
Cyanopica cooki
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 18 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 19 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 20 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 22 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 23 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 24 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Magpie in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 2,195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Magpie in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Magpie in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.