Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)

Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Species:	Pica hudsonia
Common:	Black-billed magpie

The black-billed magpie is a passerine bird in the crow family that inhabits the western half of North America.

Identification

Adults

Adult male and female black-billed magpies are similar in appearance. They are a large black-and-white songbird with black head and chest, white front and shoulder, with white patches in wings. Irridescent dark blue-green wings and tail. The tail is long and makes up half of the bird's length. The male is larger than the female.

Immature

Immature birds are similar to adults, but duller, with less iridescent upperparts.