Oriental magpie
| Oriental magpie | |
|---|---|
| Adult in Daejeon (South Korea) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Pica |
| Species: | P. serica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pica serica Gould, 1845
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| Synonyms | |
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Pica pica serica (see text) | |
The Oriental magpie (Pica serica) is a species of magpie found from southeastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, and northern Indochina and Myanmar. It is also naturalised in Japan. Other names include Korean magpie and Asian magpie. The scientific name serica means "silky [texture]"; this is the original spelling, though sometimes erroneously "corrected" to sericea.