Korean Magpie (Pica pica sericea)

Korean Magpie Pica pica sericea is currently considered a subspecies of the European Magpie found in East Asia. It is a common symbol of the Korean identity, and has been adopted as the "official bird" of numerous South Korean cities, counties and provinces. Compared to the European Magpie, it has a markedly shorter tail and a longer wing in relation to each other, and the back and tail show strong purple and hardly any green iridescence.

Taken with Sony MVC-CD1000
at KAIST campus, Taejon, Korea.

This image is released to the public domain.
Feel free to distribute.

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My photography page at http://www.jinsuk.pe.kr


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From: Jinsuk Kim
Subject: 까치 3
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:11:04 +0900

날짜: 2000년 12월 7일 오후 3시경
장소: 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 오리연못
사진기: MVC-CD1000 디지털 카메라

http://www.jinsuk.pe.kr 에 원본이 있습니다.

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