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Name Of Magpie

Name Magpie
Male Name cock
Femle Name hen
Kids/Baby Name chick
Group Name tiding, tribe, charm, gulp, flock, murder
More About Magpie

  • Magpies occur throughout the British Isles, but are absent from the Highlands, and almost all the Scottish Islands.
  • Experts believe that there are more than 600,000 magpie territories in Britain.
  • Magpies were absent from Ireland until the end of the 17th century. There are now an estimated 320,000 territories there.
  • The magpie is a cosmopolitan bird, its range extending from Portugal to Korea. It also occurs in North Africa, and in parts of western USA and Canada.
  • In some areas in Europe, large numbers of magpies are killed by goshawks.
  • In southern Europe, great spotted cuckoos lay their eggs in magpie nests, and reduce the magpies' breeding success.
  • It takes a pair of magpies around 40 days to build their large, domed nest.
  • A typical magpie clutch is six eggs.
  • Only the female magpie incubates the eggs - it takes 24 days for them to hatch.
  • Young magpies leave the nest around 27 days after hatching.
  • Magpies are omnivorous, eating a wide variety of food, ranging from grain and fruit to carrion.
  • Magpies have been recorded catching and killing frogs, lizards, snakes, bats, mice, voles and even rabbits, as well as small birds.
  • Magpies will cache surplus food during times of plenty.
  • Magpies build large, domed nests in trees. Nest-building is part of courtship.
  • The female alone incubates the eggs.
  • Magpies destroy other birds' eggs and young and kill sickly, wounded, or newborn sheep and cows by pecking.
  • They are scavengers (often collecting small bright objects), but they also eat harmful insects as well as fruits, berries, and leaves.


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