Black-Billed Magpie

Pica pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758)

2006-05-14 Uralsk, Kirov park, West Kazakhstan oblast	© Askar Isabekov

Description

White color on the primaries and on the rump is less extensive than in bactriana. The primaries tips (including the tips of the inner webs) are always black. Inner secondaries usually have a dark blue sheen.

Distribution

Probably breeds in Volga-Ural territory.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.