Today’s bird

Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

Family: Crows, jays, and magpies

Yellow-billed Magpie is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. The wing primary feathers are also white on the inner vane; this is not visible when perched, but shows as a white outer wing patch in flight.

  2. The clutch contains 5 to 7 eggs which are incubated by the female for 16 to 18 days.

  3. Nests maybe 14 meters above the ground and are sometimes built far out on long branches to prevent predators from reaching them.

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