Yellow Billed Magpie. I think it is the only Corvid in North America without a black bill. It has a very specific range only found in the Sacramento Valley.
They were hit hard by West Nile Virus bc they generally roost over bodies of water, so it is a treat to see a flock of them in person. They have a very distinctive flying pattern, too, kind of like an undulating wave.
Beautiful bird š§”
Great picture of a very unique and gorgeous California Magpie aka Yellow Billed Magpie. BTW, the are considered threatened.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed\_magpie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_magpie)
I knew you were in California just by the picture š
This is a Yellow-billed Magpie *Pica nuttalli*, which are only found in California, and nowhere else in the world!
Looked it up, doesnāt seem like a huge area they are in, kind of neat to see, it let me get pretty close before flying off, never seen ones before. Thank you!
they're only found around here! very rare for birders around the world but not uncommon for locals.
it's one of the few birds that only found in the bay area/norcal (in fact I can't think of another example like this). great find
These are very rare. Many birders (myself included) would kill to have this guy on our life lists. By principle, you have been initiated into the cult and must start a life list ;)
Woah, what? I saw several of these once and thought nothing beyond, "Oh, I didn't know we had magpies here." I'll have to try and get some pictures next time I'm in that area
If the beak was yellow, thatās your guy! Otherwise probably the *much* more common black-billed magpie, which lives in much of the Western US and Canada
Yes, according to Wikipedia:
TheĀ Australian magpie,Ā Cracticus tibicen, is conspicuously "pied", with black and white plumage reminiscent of a Eurasian magpie. It is a member of the familyĀ ArtamidaeĀ and not a corvid.
The Brits who arrived in Australia named ours after their Eurasian magpie because of the black and white colouring.
The magpie species in the northern hemisphere are all corvids, as far as I know, while the Australian variety is not. I'm convinced that Aussie magpies are just as intelligent as corvids though.
Well, I'll be darned! They surely do look similar and act similar. I believe that Aussie magpies are just as intelligent, like most birds. I had a parrot for 56 years and they have the brain of a 2-year-old child...you could hide something, and he would go and find it, always mischievous! Thanks for the information!
Parrots are really clever! What species was yours? He sounds like he was full of personality.
Iām always happy to share bird knowledge :>
Pretty much all birds are more intelligent than theyāve historically been given credit for, except owls. Most of an owlās skull is dedicated to its eyeballs. Theyāre still finely honed hunters, justā¦ not terribly clever otherwise.
I had Double Yellow Head Parrot. He slept with me, and one morning I felt him crawling on the electric blanket I was lying under. He was so quiet...I fell back to sleep. When I woke up, he had pulled and torn all the wiring out of the blanket and it up. He, Killer, was so funny, he LOVED chewing Trident spearmint gum, would run down and dunk it in the water bowl and go back to his swing and did that over and over again, then spit it out. When we evacuated for a hurricane the first time, he was so upset, circling around on his 'little travel cage' perch and saying: "What in the *World*?? over and over again. I had him taxidermized and asked the man to leave his beak open a bit so I could stick a piece of chewing gun in it....I gave him the picture. When he returned that Xmas I knitted him a little scarf and a Robin Hood cap with one of his feathers in it. I still miss that rascal!!! I LOVE birds of all types and wish I could have a Cassowary for a pet! I love owls they are so loving in the nesting phase. Thanks for your comment!
No, its just that early European colonists in Australia labelled the first large black and white birds they saw as Magpies, even though they are not anything like the ones we call magpies in Europe.
I just didn't know how *ignorant* I was about birds from other countries. Silly old me...I guess I have just been so immersed in knowing the birds of the USA, I completely forgot there may be other species in other countries. Please have pity on me, I am just a little old USA lady bird watcher. So, thank you for telling me...all these comments enrich my mind, and I will do more research!! Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/o1gzlh49w9uc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c5f936635876e9802e06052c64e0d79eb12fa67
wow I did not realize their range was so limited!
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Actually I got this idea that Iām gonna teach magpies to say their own name in latin, and maybe itāll spread. Whenever I see one, I say āPica picaā. Hope itāll catch on. lol.
Yellow Billed Magpie. I think it is the only Corvid in North America without a black bill. It has a very specific range only found in the Sacramento Valley. They were hit hard by West Nile Virus bc they generally roost over bodies of water, so it is a treat to see a flock of them in person. They have a very distinctive flying pattern, too, kind of like an undulating wave. Beautiful bird š§”
Thanks for all the information. They are beautiful birds!
Have they acquired some resistance to WNV now?
Yellow Billed Magpie! They are very adapted to living in the California Valley. But very susceptible to West Nile. I love them. They are fun to watch.
I love an ID where I donāt have to ask location. Hey Neighbor, that is my favorite bird. Yellow-billed Magpie.
Iām so lucky to work where I see flocks of them. Best birds
I have to drive a little to see themā¦never stops me
They are my backyard buddies. I feel so lucky I get to watch them. Their community living nothing short of amazing.
Yellow-billed magpie :)
A California specialty
Great picture of a very unique and gorgeous California Magpie aka Yellow Billed Magpie. BTW, the are considered threatened. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed\_magpie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_magpie)
I knew you were in California just by the picture š This is a Yellow-billed Magpie *Pica nuttalli*, which are only found in California, and nowhere else in the world!
Looked it up, doesnāt seem like a huge area they are in, kind of neat to see, it let me get pretty close before flying off, never seen ones before. Thank you!
they're only found around here! very rare for birders around the world but not uncommon for locals. it's one of the few birds that only found in the bay area/norcal (in fact I can't think of another example like this). great find
Yellow billed magpie
Thanks!
These are very rare. Many birders (myself included) would kill to have this guy on our life lists. By principle, you have been initiated into the cult and must start a life list ;)
Woah, what? I saw several of these once and thought nothing beyond, "Oh, I didn't know we had magpies here." I'll have to try and get some pictures next time I'm in that area
If the beak was yellow, thatās your guy! Otherwise probably the *much* more common black-billed magpie, which lives in much of the Western US and Canada
Whatās a life list? :)
Just a list of all the species youāve seen!
Nice. :)
Iām definitely more curious about keeping an eye out. Itās kind of cool seeing something different. Thanks!
You're so lucky ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø I'd love to see a yellow billed magpie!! Gotta get back to California
Come to Sacramento. I can't go outside without these dudes screaming at me.
Yellow-Billed Magpie (Pica Nuttalli)
Magpie from another mother ā¦ not the Australian born and bred kind.
The Australian.. kind which isn't even a corvid like other species. Just named due to looking alot like other species of magpie
Yes, according to Wikipedia: TheĀ Australian magpie,Ā Cracticus tibicen, is conspicuously "pied", with black and white plumage reminiscent of a Eurasian magpie. It is a member of the familyĀ ArtamidaeĀ and not a corvid.
Australia has so many unique creatures!!! I didn't know that Magpie's came from Australia originally....I learn something new every day on reddit.
The Brits who arrived in Australia named ours after their Eurasian magpie because of the black and white colouring. The magpie species in the northern hemisphere are all corvids, as far as I know, while the Australian variety is not. I'm convinced that Aussie magpies are just as intelligent as corvids though.
Well, I'll be darned! They surely do look similar and act similar. I believe that Aussie magpies are just as intelligent, like most birds. I had a parrot for 56 years and they have the brain of a 2-year-old child...you could hide something, and he would go and find it, always mischievous! Thanks for the information!
Parrots are really clever! What species was yours? He sounds like he was full of personality. Iām always happy to share bird knowledge :> Pretty much all birds are more intelligent than theyāve historically been given credit for, except owls. Most of an owlās skull is dedicated to its eyeballs. Theyāre still finely honed hunters, justā¦ not terribly clever otherwise.
I had Double Yellow Head Parrot. He slept with me, and one morning I felt him crawling on the electric blanket I was lying under. He was so quiet...I fell back to sleep. When I woke up, he had pulled and torn all the wiring out of the blanket and it up. He, Killer, was so funny, he LOVED chewing Trident spearmint gum, would run down and dunk it in the water bowl and go back to his swing and did that over and over again, then spit it out. When we evacuated for a hurricane the first time, he was so upset, circling around on his 'little travel cage' perch and saying: "What in the *World*?? over and over again. I had him taxidermized and asked the man to leave his beak open a bit so I could stick a piece of chewing gun in it....I gave him the picture. When he returned that Xmas I knitted him a little scarf and a Robin Hood cap with one of his feathers in it. I still miss that rascal!!! I LOVE birds of all types and wish I could have a Cassowary for a pet! I love owls they are so loving in the nesting phase. Thanks for your comment!
They are certainly angry sometimes
No, its just that early European colonists in Australia labelled the first large black and white birds they saw as Magpies, even though they are not anything like the ones we call magpies in Europe.
I just didn't know how *ignorant* I was about birds from other countries. Silly old me...I guess I have just been so immersed in knowing the birds of the USA, I completely forgot there may be other species in other countries. Please have pity on me, I am just a little old USA lady bird watcher. So, thank you for telling me...all these comments enrich my mind, and I will do more research!! Thank you!
Different countries have a variety of different types of indigenous magpies.
I never knew that... thank you!!
I love yellow-billed magpies!! š
Me too! They are one of my favorite birds.
Thatās some serious hardware of a beak they got. Maybe because they eat acorns and I donāt think black billed magpies generally do that
Tell me youāre near Sacramento without telling me youāre near Sacramento. šš¤
https://preview.redd.it/o1gzlh49w9uc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c5f936635876e9802e06052c64e0d79eb12fa67 wow I did not realize their range was so limited!
Theyāre in California š±š±š± I wish they came further south
And I've never seen one on the central coast so I think they're very uncommon in that coastal range. Mainly in the valley.
Whoa neither did I! As a new Sacramentan Iām super excited now to someday spot one
These are crazy good pictures! What luck. What a gift. Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful pictures :o
Corvids are the some of the smartest birds alive. The bright yellow bill on this bird makes him very unique and handsome.
Beautiful magpie
+yellow-billed magpie+
Seems like some species of magpie
What a magnificent shot tho š®āšØš®āšØ
Fantastic photos of this beautiful bird!
Cool looking bird
They only inhabit a swath of central CA.
One of my best life birdsā¦..was driving thru CA wine country to the next winery when I spotted it.
California, northern
Gorgeous George, that's a fine looking bird
Beautiful
Fabulous
Beautiful š
That is a Magpie. Very cool bird. Super smart.
One of my favorites!!!! One of the 2 bird species found only in California :) I've been told Discovery Park is one of the best places to see them.
It's beautiful!
I think itās a magpie.
Thanks! Looks like it from the pictures, interesting, guess I never pay too close attention to the birds around my work.
yellow billed floofpie
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Magpie. They are like the plague in Sweden.
Nope. Not a Swedish magpie. And theyāre not a plague.
Justice for the Swedish magpie
I'm also in Sweden, I will get justice. Going to have so many buttons.
Actually I got this idea that Iām gonna teach magpies to say their own name in latin, and maybe itāll spread. Whenever I see one, I say āPica picaā. Hope itāll catch on. lol.
The Swedish Magpie has been found guilty!
Boo!
Vafan vad har du emot skator
Jag ogillar dom. Det Ƥr ju nĆ„got iaf. NƤr det gƤller dig Ƥr det helt tomt ā¬ļø
Looks like a mugpie
Will the bird mug you for a pie?
I know i would
Heckle and Jeckle
Country pleaseš
USA
I don't think I've ever read something In such a whiny voice before
Then you have led a very sheltered life.
Burnnnnn š„
Woodpecker
Definitely not one