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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Crows and Jays (Corvidae)
Code 4
BBMA
Code 6
PICHUD
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Varies with season and age. Pale to blue-gray, then brown to gray in cycles. In winter, spring, all become brown.
Head pattern:
Plain
Crown Color:
Black
Forehead Color:
Black
Nape Color:
Black
Throat Color:
Black
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
44-56 cm (17.5-22 in)
Weight:
187 g (6.6 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
White, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts:
Black breast with white belly and sides.
Upperparts:
Black with iridescent blue sheen.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct flight with slow steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
61 cm (24 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Black with iridescent green sheen.
Under Tail:
Black
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X