Maghreb Magpie
Pica mauritanica
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,367
- Most observed in
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Maghreb magpie (Pica mauritanica) is a species of magpie in the genus Pica found in North Africa from Morocco east to Tunisia, at altitudes from sea level up to 2,300 metres altitude. It can be distinguished from the Eurasian magpie by the patch of blue skin behind its eye, the narrower white belly, the shorter wings, and the longer tail.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Maghreb magpie”.