Magpie is a symbol of good luck and is considered as "bird lover", which will bring people happy events. "Modern Chinese Dictionary": Folklore heard the magpie calling and said that there would be a happy event, so it was called magpie.
Shao Yong pointed out in The Book of Changes of Plum Blossoms: Guandong Ge Xuan: In the morning, magpies sing and travelers come. Huang Xuan Ke Ying Ge: It is said that magpies sing happily, and even when crows crow, disasters do not move. It can be seen that magpies have a long history as auspicious symbols.
Under the background of advocating green, environmental protection and harmonious coexistence between man and nature, caring for birds has practical significance.
Magpie (scientific name: Pica pica) is a bird of finch family. * * * There are 10 subspecies. The body length is 40 ~ 50 cm, and the 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. The wings are black and there is a big white spot on the shoulder. 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. Each nest lays 5 ~ 8 eggs. Eggs are light brown, cloth brown and grayish brown spots. Female birds hatch eggs, the incubation period is about 18 days, and they leave the nest about 1 month.
Except South America and Oceania in Antarctica, they are almost all over the world. There are 4 subspecies in China, which are found all over the country except grassland and desert areas.