Cyanopica cooki
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm (12–14 in) long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is slenderer with proportionately smaller legs and bill.
The Iberian magpie was formally described in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte based on a specimen that had been collected by Samuel Edward Cook in Spain. Bonaparte coined the binomial name Cyanopica cooki, to replace the preoccupied Pica cyanea. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the collector. The type locality was restricted to Madrid by Harry Forbes Witherby in 1923. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
This taxon was formerly treated as conspecific with the azure-winged magpie (C. cyanus), but this population is 5,400 miles (9,000 km) away from those in eastern Asia. Genetic analysis has suggested that Iberian and azure-winged magpies are distinct species. Other common names include Iberian azure-winged magpie, Cook's azure-winged magpie, and Spanish azure-winged magpie.
It has a glossy black top to the head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poznań Nowe Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Magpie sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 2,358 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Magpie in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March–May, August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Monfragüe National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 100 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberian Magpie sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Iberian Magpie sightings, Monfragüe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Iberian Magpie that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Eurasian Magpie (about 40%), Common Raven (about 30%) and Eurasian Jackdaw (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iberian Magpie is recorded against all the birds logged in Monfragüe National Park (2,358 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
