Birds of the World


Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) Range: PAL: s, c Iberian Pen.: e, s Portugal and wc, sc Spain Spain
Photograph by Crotach on Flickr © All Rights Reserved.

First thought to be a colony of an almost identical Asian species, the Azure-winged Magpie, and it was assumed it had been brought on a ship. But DNA evidence has shown they are distinct species, with the Iberian being a bit smaller and with a shorter tail.


Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) Range: PAL: e, c Asia Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Iberian Magpie.

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