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BergDry said:
After you've given the name, i was wondering Are there a few different breeds of Magpie there ??
In the UK there's only one type.
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Looking again, its a Eurasian Magpie....the Black bill was considered Pica Pica, as part of one species along with the Eurasian....but now has another name, Pica Hudsonia, because it is specific to the NA continent.

Yes, there are a number of Mag species. We have two here in the US. ..the Black-billed and Yellow-billed. The Latter is more likely to be found in Urban and Suburban areas, like San Francisco, while the Black-billed is pretty people shy. I think they get shot at a lot here, or did once.

There are 19 or 20 species of actual Mags, and a dozen more called by the name but aren't.
 
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