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Crows & Ravens

Eurasian Magpie

Elster

Pica pica

Crows & Ravens4 photosFirst seen: 1 September 2026
Eurasian Magpie

The Eurasian Magpie is a familiar, adaptable corvid across much of Europe and Asia. Its apparently black plumage shows green, blue and purple iridescence in good light, especially on the wings and very long tail.

ID tip: The bold black-and-white body and extremely long graduated tail make it unmistakable. In flight, broad rounded wings alternate with short glides.
First seen: 1 September 2026 · Žabljak · 4 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Crows & Ravens (Corvidae)
Length
44–46 cm
Wingspan
52–60 cm
Regional status
Year-round resident (Montenegro)
Habitat
Farmland, woodland edges, parks, gardens and settlements
Diet
Invertebrates, small vertebrates, eggs, carrion, fruit and seeds
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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