# Talk:Black-billed magpie

Can't find anything on altitude preference (see Talk:Magpie). Probably distribution governed by availability of trees. jimfbleak 06:51, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

i am removing the last photograph, as it is clearly an Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen), and not a Black-billed Magpie  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trex21 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC) 

The description of the birds' range in the first paragraph needs work. As written, the sentence implies that the Rocky Mountains extend down into northern California and into Arizona. They do not.Cogreg (talk) 15:36, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
OK -- I removed the wording "down the Rocky mountains" in accordance with my above-stated objection.Cogreg (talk) 15:43, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Black-billed Magpies are common on the Alaskan island of Kodiak. The Distribution Map does not reflect this.     — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.46.170 (talk) 17:31, 28 February 2021 (UTC) 

Their distribution goes at least as far north as North Pole, AK. Not only do I have one that has visited every day now for a week, but I have double checked with the head of UAF's Ornithology department in Fairbanks, AK to confirm my identification of the bird. He said that they are being sighted more frequently in recent years and that we do have a very small breeding population. 206.174.95.69 (talk) 00:13, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

That's pretty valuable to know. Thank you for sharing. I'll make sure it gets included in the article once I'm not so busy with other articles. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 15:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Here’s a link: https://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/magpies-more-common-sight-throughout-alaska  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dowobeha (talk • contribs) 22:03, 10 September 2022 (UTC) 

I'm considering removing the information regarding the relation between P. hudsonia and P. pica sericea:
If this view is correct, the Korean subspecies of the European magpie, Pica pica sericea, should also be considered a separate species. [fn 4]
My reasoning is that this is more a fact about P. pica sericea and doesn't add much to the discussion of black-billed magpies. The sentence and study were also written when P. hudsonia and P. pica were largely considered conspecific. This has largely been accepted now (IOC recognizes P. hudsonia) so this theorizing is settled. 
grungaloo (talk) 22:54, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi! Brachy0008 here. I am not here for the review, but I would like to propose an alternate hook.
ALT1:  At least one black-billed magpie, living with humans, has learned to imitate human speech. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2x-ODyMvNU#) Brachy08 (Talk) 08:52, 17 January 2024 (UTC)