The species can only be found in parts of Northern and Central California. It was hit hard by the West Nile Virus in the ...

More than 600 bird species have been spotted in California, making up about two ... and the Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), which inhabits the Central Valley and adjacent areas.

Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight. Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch. While monotypic, birds in ...