Asir Magpie (Pica asirensis) [XC639947]
by Gregory Askew from Bihan, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (uncertain)
Asir Magpie (Pica asirensis) [XC722838]
by Frank Lambert from Sabah, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (alarm call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Common Magpie (Pica pica), Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nutalli) and Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia). Often treated as conspecific with Common Magpie (Pica pica), but isolation within very restricted range and differences in vocalizations and structural features suggest that treatment as a separate species warranted.