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Magpies can always be heard in the country, but what are magpies like?

Magpie is very big, with black feathers, white shoulders and abdomen, black head, neck, back to tail, and purple, green, blue and green luster after it is gone. The wings are black and there is a big white spot on the shoulder. The abdomen is bounded by the chest, and the front is black and the back is white.

Magpies mostly live in human settlements and like to eat grains and insects. It is a magpie of passeriformes and Corvidae. In China, magpies are regarded as auspicious symbols among the people, and the legend of meeting cowherd and weaver girl and the custom of drawing magpies for good luck are quite popular among the people.

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Magpies are widely distributed in almost all continents except Antarctica, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Magpies are highly adaptable birds. They inhabit high mountains and plains and can be seen in wilderness, farmland, suburbs, cities, parks and gardens. But the general rule is that the more human activities, the more magpie population, and it is difficult to see this species in the inaccessible jungle.

Magpies often form large groups and move in pairs, foraging in open farmland during the day and perching on tall tree tops at night. Magpie is one of the most popular birds. It likes to nest in the big tree next to the house and move around the residential area.