Eurasian Magpie

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25307
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Eurasian Magpie

Summary

Eurasian Magpie is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,560 views/month, #545 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eurasian Magpie's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eurasian Magpie is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eurasian Magpie's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Eurasian Magpie belongs to the parent taxon Pica[6].
  • Eurasian Magpie's scientific name is Pica pica[7].
  • Eurasian Magpie is part of magpie[8].
  • Eurasian Magpie's Commons category is recorded as Pica pica[9].
  • Eurasian Magpie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pica pica[10].
  • Eurasian Magpie's Commons gallery is recorded as Pica pica[11].
  • Eurasian Magpie's main food source is recorded as omnivore[12].
  • Eurasian Magpie's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[13].
  • Eurasian Magpie's original combination is recorded as Corvus pica[14].
  • Eurasian Magpie's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. pica'}[15].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Magpie'}[16].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Urraca común'}[17].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Elster'}[18].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pie bavarde'}[19].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gazza'}[20].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ekster'}[21].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Husskade'}[22].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Skjære'}[23].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сорока'}[24].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'garsa'}[25].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'straka obecná'}[26].
  • Eurasian Magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'harakas'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eurasian Magpie is Pica pica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pica[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Urraca común'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Elster'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pie bavarde'}[19], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gazza'}[20], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ekster'}[21].

Identifiers

Eurasian Magpie's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34924[28]. Eurasian Magpie's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229490[29]. Eurasian Magpie's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179720[30].

Why It Matters

Eurasian Magpie ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,560 views/month, #545 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source omnivore
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+56'}
    Part of magpie
    Original combination Corvus pica
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8793, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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