Oriental Magpie

Pica serica

The Oriental magpie is a species of magpie found from southeastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, and northern Indochina and Myanmar. It is also naturalised in Japan. Other names include Korean magpie and Asian magpie. The scientific name serica means "silky [texture]"; this is the original spelling, though sometimes erroneously "corrected" to sericea.

Scientific name

Pica serica

Family

Crows, Jays, and Magpies