Pica (True Magpies) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Pica pica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Pica hudsonia

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Magpies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 18 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
2	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	Black-billed Magpie			~70%
4	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	Black-billed Magpie			~70%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	Black-billed Magpie			~60%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
8	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~50%
	Black-billed Magpie			~50%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
12	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	Black-billed Magpie			~50%
13	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~40%
	Eurasian Magpie			~40%
14	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~40%
	Eurasian Magpie			~40%
15	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~40%
	Black-billed Magpie			~40%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~40%
	Black-billed Magpie			~40%
17	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
18	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Black-billed Magpie			~30%
20	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
21	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
22	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
23	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
24	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
25	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Black-billed Magpie			~30%
26	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~30%
	Black-billed Magpie			~30%
27	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	Eurasian Magpie			~30%
28	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Black-billed Magpie			~20%
29	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~20%
	Eurasian Magpie			~20%
30	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~20%
	Eurasian Magpie			~20%
31	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~20%
	Black-billed Magpie			~20%
32	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~20%
	Eurasian Magpie			~20%
33	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Eurasian Magpie			~20%
34	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~10%
	Eurasian Magpie			~10%
35	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Black-billed Magpie			~10%
36	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~10%
	Eurasian Magpie			~10%
37	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Eurasian Magpie			~10%
38	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~10%
	Eurasian Magpie			~10%
39	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Eurasian Magpie			~10%
40	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Black-billed Magpie			~10%
41	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 2	<5%
	Eurasian Magpie			<5%
42	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	<5%
	Eurasian Magpie			<5%
43	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Black-billed Magpie			<5%
44	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Black-billed Magpie			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
2	Sincan	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
3	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
4	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
5	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
6	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	>90%
	Eurasian Magpie			>90%
7	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
8	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
9	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
10	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
11	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
12	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
13	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
14	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
15	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~90%
	Black-billed Magpie			~90%
16	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
17	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
18	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
19	Ulaanbaatar	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
20	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~90%
	Eurasian Magpie			~90%
21	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
22	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~80%
	Black-billed Magpie			~80%
23	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
24	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~80%
	Black-billed Magpie			~80%
25	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
26	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
27	Karaj	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
28	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
29	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
30	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
31	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
32	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 2	~80%
	Eurasian Magpie			~80%
33	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
34	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
35	Mashhad	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
36	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
37	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
38	Ürümqi	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
39	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
40	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
41	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
42	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
43	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
44	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~70%
	Eurasian Magpie			~70%
45	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
46	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
47	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
48	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~60%
	Eurasian Magpie			~60%
49	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	Black-billed Magpie			~50%
50	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
51	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
52	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
53	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	Black-billed Magpie			~50%
54	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
55	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
56	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
57	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
58	Shymkent	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~50%
	Eurasian Magpie			~50%
59	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~40%
	Eurasian Magpie			~40%
60	Isfahan	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~40%
	Eurasian Magpie			~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
3	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Flamingo Land Resort	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
5	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Wildpark Schwarze Berge	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Edinburgh Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
8	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
11	Budakeszi Game Preserve	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
12	Bois de la Bâtie	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
13	Blåvand Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
14	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	In captivity
15	Leintalzoo Schwaigern	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Heimatnaturgarten	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	Carolina Raptor Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Cascades Raptor Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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True Magpies

Species in this group

Eurasian Magpie

Black-billed Magpie

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Magpies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges