Asir Magpie (Pica asirensis)

Other Names (World)
Asir Magpie, Arabian Magpie, Asian Magpie

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
44 - 46 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bates, 1936

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, grassland, dry forest, temperate forest, grassland, shrubland, rural gardens, urban areas, pastureland, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Saudi Arabia.

Asir massif, in south-western Saudi Arabia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Asir Magpie (Pica asirensis) [XC722838]
by Frank Lambert from Sabah, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (alarm call)

Asir Magpie (Pica asirensis) [XC740673]
by Frank Lambert from Al Gathal, Tanomah, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nutalli) and Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia). Often treated as conspecific with Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), but isolation within very restricted range and differences in vocalizations and structural features suggest that treatment as a separate species warranted.

References
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