Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America. It is black and white, with the wings and tail showing black areas and iridescent hints of blue and blue-green. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pica pica, but was separated as a species in its own in 2000 based on genetic studies.

Scientific name

Pica hudsonia

Family

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

IUCN status

LC