Maghreb Magpie
Pica mauritanica
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The Maghreb magpie is a species of magpie in the genus Pica found in North Africa from Morocco east to Tunisia, at altitudes from sea level up to 2,300 metres altitude. It can be distinguished from the Eurasian magpie by the patch of blue skin behind its eye, the narrower white belly, the shorter wings, and the longer tail.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Corvidae
- Genus
- Pica