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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pica serica

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Corvidae

Genus

Pica

Species

Pica serica

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Oriental Magpie

Pica serica (Oriental Magpie · カササギ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

46~50cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

213g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Cities and villages near houses, farmlands, open wetlands, and areas with broadleaf trees (avoiding extensive broadleaf forests)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Known traditionally as a bird that brings good news, it is also considered a nuisance bird in daily life today (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture).
💡 Its body length of 50 cm (including the tail) is a little over twice the diameter of a soccer ball (about 22 cm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)28

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#까치#Pica serica

📖 1. Overview

The Oriental Magpie is a black-and-white corvid with a long tail that commonly lives close to human settlements in Korea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its head, breast, and back are black, its shoulders and belly are white, and its long tail is black with a green and purplish gloss.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It forages on the ground and is an omnivore that eats bird eggs, chicks, cherries, and more indiscriminately. It nests in broadleaf trees near houses, laying 5–6 eggs and incubating them for 17–18 days.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is a resident bird seen nationwide except on Jeju Island and Ulleungdo (the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture lists its scientific name as Pica pica).