Red-Billed Blue Magpie
Eats
Consumes a wide variety of foods, including fruit, seeds, insects, and eggs.
Lives
Found in south-east Asia from the Himalayas to Vietnam. While they can adapt to urban habitats, forests and scrub lands are their preferred habitat.
Behavior
Can copy vocal sounds, mostly rattle and high pitch whistles like a flute. Magpies are known to be territorial during breeding season and will swoop on anything near their nesting site, but are social most of the time
Description
The Red-Billed Blue Magpie are colorful birds have bright red bills that stand out against their blue bodies. Their black heads feature a speckled crown and orange skin around their eyes, adding charm. One of their coolest traits is their long, bright blue tails that spread into a diamond shape when they fly. As part of the corvid family, which includes crows, they are known for their intelligence and playful, mischievous nature!
Did you Know?
"Magpie" is a shortened form of Margaret's Pie. Other names include madge, marget, miggy, and maggot.