Korean magpie
Pica serica Gould, 1845
Status not recordedsongbirds
The korean magpie (Pica serica) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes.
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Quick facts about the korean magpie
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the korean magpie live?
Not recorded
Is the korean magpie endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the korean magpie classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusPica
- SpeciesPica serica Gould, 1845
Synonyms Pica pica alashanica, Pica pica amurensis, Pica pica jankowskii, Pica pica sericea, Pica sericea
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Oriental magpieEnglish
- عقعق شرقيArabic
- Garsa orientalCatalan
- Indokinesisk HusskadeDanish
- OrientelsterGerman
- orienta pigoEsperanto
- Urraca orientalSpanish
- KiinanharakkaFinnish
- Pie orientaleFrench
- עקעק מזרחיHebrew
- Gazza coreanaItalian
- カササギJapanese
- 까치Korean
- Magpie KoreaMalay
- Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ ąąʼąʼiiNavajo
- Oosterse EksterDutch
- orientskjæreNorwegian
- sroka chińskaPolish
- pega-orientalPortuguese
- Восточная сорокаRussian
- straka čínskaSlovak
- азијска свракаSerbian
- orientskataSwedish
- นกสาลิกาปากดำThai
- Çin SaksağanıTurkish
- сорока усурійськаUkrainian
- 鵲Chinese
- Orientalische ElsterGerman
- Östliche ElsterGerman
- Gazza asiaticaItalian
- Gazza della CoreaItalian
- Gazza orientaleItalian
- 동아시아까치Korean
- 동양까치Korean
- 한국까치Korean
- Китайская сорокаRussian
- Kineska svrakaSerbian
- 喜鵲Chinese
- 喜鹊Chinese
- 烏鵲Chinese
Relatives of the korean magpie
Other species in the same genus Pica.

Eurasian magpie
Pica pica

Black-billed magpie
Pica hudsonia
Tibetan magpie
Pica bottanensis

Maghreb magpie
Pica mauritanica

Asir magpie
Pica asirensis
Yellow-billed magpie
Pica nutallii
CompareKorean magpie vs Eurasian magpieKorean magpie vs Black-billed magpieKorean magpie vs Tibetan magpieKorean magpie vs Maghreb magpie
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the korean magpie?
The korean magpie (Pica serica) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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