Eurasian Magpie (Common Magpie)

The Eurasian Magpie is a striking black and white bird renowned for its exceptionally long, graduated tail and iridescent blue-green wing patches. Highly intelligent and adaptable, it is a familiar sight across open landscapes and urban edges.

Deep black with distinct structural iridescence showing greenish-blue and purplish sheens under direct light, characteristic of corvid plumage.

Pennaceous vane with tightly interlocked barbs and barbules featuring functional hooklets, providing structural integrity for flight.

Smooth, firm, and glossy with a metallic sheen from structural coloration, offering a strong and slightly oily waterproof texture.

Intense black coloration with diagnostic metallic green and purple structural iridescence, firm pennaceous structure, and corvid feather morphology.

Open countryside with scattered trees, agricultural land, scrub, parks, and suburban gardens.

Widespread across temperate Eurasia, from Spain and the British Isles east across Europe and Asia to Kamchatka.

Acts as an omnivorous scavenger and predator, helping to regulate insect populations and clean up organic matter while playing a key role in seed dispersal.

Other corvids such as the Carrion Crow or Eurasian Jay, distinguished by the Magpie's distinct green and purple structural sheen on dark feathers.

Magpies are among the smartest birds in the world and are one of the few non-mammal species known to recognize themselves in a mirror test.

Good condition with minor wear at the tip, showing intact barbs and a strong rachis with no major structural damage or parasites.