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Black-billed Magpie
Pica pica
(P. p. pica)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական կաչաղակ |
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See Plate 59 for Black-billed Magpie and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 44-46 cm, Wing Span:52-60 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 339. |
| Description: | Long tail and short rounded wings. Black head, breast, and back. Blue-glossed wings and green-glossed tail contrast strongly with white scapular patches and white belly. In flight, shows mainly white primaries. |
| Juvenile: | Has duller black feathers and shorter tail. |
| Behavior: | Often occurs near settlements. In winter, gathers with ravens and crows at feeding sites. |
| Habitat: | Widespread but avoids barren mountain tops and dense forest. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruits. |
| Nest: | Cup in large ball of twigs, mud, and occasionally wire, in dense shrub, tree, or electrical pylon. |
| Eggs: | 34 mm, 4-8, greenish to bluish, green-brown blotches. |
