Black and white birds in Henan province

Magpies are 40-50 cm long and their male and female feathers are similar in color. The head, neck, back and tail are all black, showing purple, green, blue and green luster from beginning to end. Their wings are black, and there is a large white spot on their wings and shoulders. The tail is much longer than the wings and is wedge-shaped. The mouth, legs and feet are pure black. The abdomen is bounded by the chest, and the front is black and the back is white. Stay birds.

Habitat is diverse, often found in human activity areas, like to nest in trees next to houses. Most of them live in pairs all the year round, omnivorous, foraging in the wilderness and fields, preying on insects, frogs and other small animals during the breeding season, stealing eggs and chicks from other birds, eating fruits, grains, plant seeds and so on.