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Black Billed Magpie


Black Billed Magpie
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Copyright: Subhash Ranjan (sranjan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 445 W: 57 N: 1380] (4012)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-15
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-20 6:05
Viewed: 671
Points: 2
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The black billed magpie is a resident bird of high altitude Ladakh which belongs to the Corvidae family. The sharply contrasting black and white plumage reveals a green and purple floss on closer inspection.

In a strong wind, its remarkably long black tail is iridescent with green and bronze while the white feathers at the base of each wing give the magpie a striking appearance in flight.

Young magpies can be easily tamed and trained to imitate sounds or utter words just like parrots.

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Hi Subhash,
Nice bird. Usually called the Eurasian, or Common Magpie (Pica pica). The race in Ladakh is bactriana and it is longer-tailed and has a conspicuous white rump (not visible here) respect to the other Indian ranging race - Bhutan mostly but at least formerly also occasionally in Assam - race bottanensis (black rump).

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