Magpie
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There are a number of passerine birds in the family Corvidae with the name of magpie. They are medium sized, often colorful and noisy passerine or perching birds in the family Corvidae, or crow family, closely allied to the jays and treepies (the names 'jay', 'treepie' and 'magpie' are to a certain extent interchangeable, not reflecting any genuine genetic difference between the two groups).

Genus Pica

• European Magpie Pica pica
• American Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
• Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli

Genus Urocissa

• Formosan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
• Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha
• Gold-billed Magpie, Urocissa flavirostris
• White-winged Magpie, Urocissa whiteheadi
• Ceylon Magpie, Urocissa ornata

Genus Cyanopica

• Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana

Genus Cissa

• Green Magpie, Cissa chinensis
• Yellow-breasted Magpie, Cissa hypoleuca
• Short-tailed Magpie, Cissa thalassina

The Black Magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus, despite its name, is a jay.

Other corvids resembling magpies include the treepies, genus Dendrocitta.

Black and white birds unrelated to the corvids are often named magpies by analogy. These include:

• Australian Magpie

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Magpies are also a nickname for the English football club Newcastle United

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