Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae (Crows, Jays)  
Genus: Cyanopica (2 species)


Iberian Magpie
Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
Range: PAL: s, c Iberian Pen.: e, s Portugal and wc, sc Spain
Spain  
 
Photograph by Crotach on Flickr   © All Rights Reserved.

First thought to be a colony of an almost identical Asian species, the Azure-winged Magpie, and it was assumed it had been brought on a ship. But DNA evidence has shown they are distinct species, with the Iberian being a bit smaller and with a shorter tail.

Azure-winged Magpie
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
Range: PAL: e, c Asia
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Iberian Magpie.


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