Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPica (True Magpies)
- SpeciesPica hudsonia (Black-billed Magpie)
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Cyanocitta stelleri
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Nucifraga columbiana
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-billed Magpie in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black-billed Magpie sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-billed Magpie in Great Bear Rainforest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-billed Magpie in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.