A Maghreb Magpie (Pica mauritanica)

A Maghreb Magpie (Pica mauritanica) is sitting on the top of a chain link fence where bougainvillea is growing. Another Maghreb magpie is flying in to land beside the first one showing its long tail. The primary feathers of their wings have an iridescent blue sheen in the bright sunlight. The short streak ...

A male Maghreb Magpie, Pica mauritanica, perched atop a chain-link fence adorned with vibrant bougainvillea, with another magpie in mid-flight, about to land beside it, its long tail extended. The bright sunlight illuminates the iridescent blue sheen on their primary wing feathers and the short streak ...