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The Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) is a bird found in United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, and 3 more countries. Fields and towns across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Eurasian Magpie lives

Fields and towns across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)20%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Eurasian Magpie

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1134917. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eurasian Magpie

Where does the Eurasian Magpie live?

The Eurasian Magpie lives in United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, and 3 more countries. Fields and towns across Europe and Asia.

What does the Eurasian Magpie eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 20%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eurasian Magpie endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Common nightingale
• Black-tailed godwit
• Red-backed shrike
• Pied avocet
• European golden plover
• Eurasian spoonbill

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.