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Can you guess my bird?

  • Belongs to the same family as crows.
    Lives throughout Europe, central Asia, parts of Siberia and western North America from Alaska to New Mexico.

  • Black with white under parts and wing tops.
    The black feathers of the wings and tails are tinged with a shiny bronze-green.

  • Eat chiefly insects, including grasshoppers and beetles.

  • The bulky nest  is usually in a brush or tree and is covered with a loose canopy of thorny sticks.

  • The female is hatches the eggs by sitting on them,

  • Both the male and the female feed the young.

  •  Live up to 12 years.

  • Travel in pairs or small groups.      


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