Yellow-billed Magpie
Pica nuttallii
VUVulnerable Endemic to United States
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The yellow-billed magpie (Pica nuttallii), also known as the California magpie, is a bird that is endemic to California's Central Valley and the adjacent chaparral foothills and mountains. Apart from its having a yellow bill and a yellow streak around the eye and being slightly smaller, it is virtually identical to the black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) found in much of the rest of western North America. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Nuttall.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Interior, coastal valleys, and foothills of central California.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-billed magpie
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
