What color is a magpie and what color is a magpie most afraid of?

Magpies come in a variety of colors, the most common being black and white, with a black head, neck, back to tail, and a white belly. In general, there are more magpies in the countryside.

I wonder if you've ever seen a magpie and a crow? Magpies and crows are actually very similar in appearance, and both belong to the family of birds, but magpies are very popular with people, and crows are hated by everyone, why is this? Today, I will introduce you to the difference between magpies and crows.

1. What is a magpie.

In appearance, the feathers of the magpie's body are dark brown, the belly is white, and there are also many white feathers on the wings, which seem to be decorative. The tail is far longer than the wings, wedge-shaped, the mouth, legs, and feet are pure black, and the ventral surface is bounded by the chest, black in front and white in the back, which is very attractive and does not make people feel too monotonous and boring. The biggest difference between magpies and crows is their voices, the magpie's voice is quacking, the sound quality is a little hoarse, but the rhythm is very strong, and it sounds very lively like singing, so the folk also have the saying of "the sparrow annunciation", which makes people like it very much.

The color of black and white, the abdomen is white, and the head and back are black.

Except for the abdomen and shoulders, the magpie has a black body with a blue-green metallic luster; wings short rounded; tail farther than wings, wedge-shaped; The mouth, legs, and feet are pure black. Male and female plumage are similar in color. The plumage of the young birds resembles that of an adult, but the black feathers are partially dyed brown and the metallic luster is not significant.

It inhabits broad-leaved forests, forages in the wilderness and fields, and is especially active near settlements. Except in the autumn when they form small groups, most of them live in pairs throughout the year. The chirp is loud.

Omnivorous, it preys on small animals such as locusts, mole crickets, ground tigers, golden tortoise shells, moth larvae and frogs during the breeding period, and also steals the eggs and chicks of other birds, and also eats melons, fruits, grains, plant seeds, etc. Nests are built on tall trees, chimneys, and transmission towers, and are built by both males and females. The nest is spherical, made of dead branches, the inner wall is filled with a thick layer of soil, lined with grass blades, cotton wool, animal hair, feathers, etc., and the old nest is added with new branches every year for repair.

Magpies are multi-year mates. Each clutch lays 5 8 eggs. Eggs are light brown, cloth brown, grayish brown spots.

Female birds incubate eggs, and the incubation period is about 18 days. Chicks are late bloomers and fed to both parentsIt takes about a month to leave the nest. The red-footed falcon, a small bird of prey, often competes for the nest of a magpie or a bald-nosed crow.

Magpies are birdsCrowsBirds. Magpies are widely distributed in our country, from east to west, from south to north, several times throughout the country. It mainly inhabits plains, hills and low mountain areas, especially near human living environments such as foothills, forest edges, farmlands, villages, and urban parks.

Magpie characteristics

In summer, it feeds mainly on animal foods such as insects, while in other seasons it feeds mainly on plant fruits and seeds. Common food species are locusts.

Grasshoppers, beetles, weevils, beetles, ants, flies and larvae, etc., plant food is mainly trees.

and the fruits and seeds of plants such as shrubs, and also eat crops such as corn, sorghum, soybeans, peas, and wheat.

In addition to the breeding period, it often moves in small groups of 3 to 5 individuals, and often gathers in large groups of dozens of individuals in autumn and winter. Alert, there is often a bird in charge of guarding foraging, and even when foraging in pairs, most of them take turns to wait and forage.

The flight ability is strong and long-lasting, the whole body and tail are in a straight line when flying, the tail is slightly open, the wings are slowly agitated, the male and female birds often keep a certain distance, and when they are active on the ground, they move forward in a leaping style.

1. Magpies, male and female plumage color is similar, head, neck, back to tail are black, and from front to back are purple, green-blue, green and other luster, wings are black and there are large white spots on the wing shoulders, the tail is far longer than the wings, wedge-shaped, the mouth, legs, feet are pure black, the ventral surface is bounded by the chest, the front is black and the back is white.

2. There is also a kind of gray magpie, the wings and tail are sky blue, and the rest is gray.

1. The color that magpies like

The magpie is a very beautiful bird that has a special meaning in traditional Chinese culture. They are usually grayish-black in color, but that doesn't mean magpies don't like other colors.

Actually, magpies are very sensitive to red and also like it. Therefore, we usually hang red window grilles and couplets on the first day of the Lunar New Year to attract magpies and hope that they will come to our homes to convey good luck and blessings.

2. The relationship between magpies and color

Magpies' visual systems are so sensitive that they are able to perceive almost all colors in the visible spectrum. As a result, magpies can easily identify and distinguish different colors, and they also have an important meaning in their lives.

On the one hand, magpies are able to choose their food based on the color of the flowers, for example they prefer flowers with bright red colors. On the other hand, they will also identify their fellow individuals of the same race based on their body color.

3. Impact on magpies

Although red can attract magpies, excessive use of red can also have a negative effect on magpies. For example, we often see businesses hanging red strips of cloth and red banners with advertisements on roadside trees, but this can interfere with the magpie's vision, make it difficult for them to identify and find food, and even cause window strikes.

Therefore, we should use color wisely in our lives to protect the natural ecosystem and ensure the survival and reproduction of magpies and other birds.