Listen: The call of the Eurasian magpie

Listen: The call of the Eurasian magpie

The Eurasian magpie, or Pica pica, is found across Eurasia as well as and northwestern Africa and western North America.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common blackbird, or Turdus merula, is found in North Africa, and from Europe to India and southern China.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The summer tanager, or Piranga rubra, is found in North America, from the southern United States to northwestern South America.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The European starling, or Sturnus vulgaris, is native to Eurasia and North Africa.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.

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