Michael Norris wrote:
> I have never seen the Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) which is
> endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Given its existence I cannot
> understand the "Eurasian Magpie" common name for Pica pica.
The name Eurasian Magpie is a bit dull, but accurate enough - the bird
occurs all across Eurasia from Galway to Vladivostok! According to my
USSR guide, the Azure-winged Magpie also occurs in the Transbaikal and
Amur regions of SE Russia (Siberia) (and presumably south into China).
The Iberian birds must be a relict population.
Cheers
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