Pica nuttalli ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CORVIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Kevin T. Karlson
Although the Yellow-billed Magpie is common and conspicuous in the open oak woodlands of central and southern California, it is found nowhere else in the world.
Black-billed Magpie nearly identical, except it has a black bill, and black skin around the eye, and is slightly larger.
West Nile virus fells magpies. Story in Living Bird magazine.