magpie

polyphylyic group within the family Corvidae, consisting of some members of the genera Pica, Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q2495957
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magpie

Summary

magpie is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. magpie ranks in the top 5% of organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,181 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • magpie's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[3].
  • magpie's instance of is recorded as polyphyly[4].
  • magpie is a type of magpie[5].
  • magpie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magpie[6].
  • magpie's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'agasse'}[8].
  • magpie's taxon known by this common name is recorded as Cyanopica[9].
  • magpie's taxon known by this common name is recorded as Cissa[10].
  • magpie's taxon known by this common name is recorded as Urocissa[11].
  • magpie's taxon known by this common name is recorded as Pica[12].

Body

Classification

magpie is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'agasse'}[8].

Discovery and Description

Things named for magpie include Lang-Exster[13], a star[14].

Why It Matters

magpie ranks in the top 5% of organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,181 views/month).[2] magpie has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] magpie is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for magpie include Lang-Exster[13], a star[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Bestiaire fantastique & créatures féériques de France. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Subclass of
    Subclass of magpie
    Instance of organisms known by a particular common name, polyphyly
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543552705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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