Black-billed magpie

Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia

Jays & Crows (Corvidae Family) large, sturdy songbirds with thick bills, strong legs, & loud voices. Noisy & aggressive; will mob predators. Usually travel in groups.

Description:

• Feeds on seeds and animal prey, mostly
• Forages on the ground
• Gregarious and noisy- often in groups
• Common year-round in open forests and shrub-steppe, often along rivers and streams.
• Black head & breast
• White scapulars on wing
• Long black pointed tail
• White belly