what is the latin name for the magpie?

Answer 1

Pica (or Pica pica)...Take a look at some of these beautiful birds who unfortunately kill too many other song birds whether you call them by their English or Latin name:


http://www.first-nature.com/birds/pica_pica.htm

Pica is the compulsive eating of material that may or may not be foodstuff. The material is often consumed in large quantities without regard for nutritional consequences. The medical term comes from the Latin for magpie (Pica pica), a bird that by folklore incessantly gathers objects to satiate its curiosity. Many terms have been coined to describe certain picas. These terms have in common a Greek root for the material ingested followed by phagia, for "eating."

Answer 2

The term, pie, derives from French. This in turn is derived from the Latin, pica. Pie forms the basis of most vernacular names for this species. The modern name became established from about 1600 onwards in the midlands and south of England. The species was known as Piannet in the north of England at that time. Magpie is derived from Magot Pie, which first appeared in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’.

The magpie is known as the Pie bavarde in French, the Urraca in Spanish, the Elster in German, the Gazza in Italian and the Snag breac in Irish.


What is the scientific name of the Magpie?
The scientific name of the magpie is Pica pica. Pica is the Latin word for magpie.

Answer 3

Pica pica

Answer 4

Pica pica.

Answer 5

dont know