Iberian Magpie

Cyanopica cooki Bonaparte, 1850

70 gWeight

The Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki) is a bird in the crow family.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar

Iberian Magpie has been recorded at 96 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geralPortugal2,227 records
Ria de Alvor – área geralPortugal1,670 records
Lagoa dos SalgadosPortugal1,593 records

More places

PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina – CabranosaPortugal1,119 records
PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de MarimPortugal1,090 records
Embalse del CubillasSpain939 records
Quinta d'A RochaPortugal900 records
Parque Ambiental de VilamouraPortugal870 records
Doñana PN – Centro de Visitantes La RocinaSpain791 records
Herdade da Mitra – LabOrPortugal787 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Portugal Spain Gibraltar

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31–35 cm (12–14 in) long and similar in overall shape to the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) but is slenderer with proportionately smaller legs and bill.

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Questions

How big is the Iberian Magpie?

The Iberian Magpie weighs around 70 g.

Where does the Iberian Magpie live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: southern, central Iberian Peninsula: eastern, southern Portugal and west-central, south-central Spain. It is most often recorded in Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar.