Iberian Magpie

Cyanopica cooki Bonaparte, 1850

Corvidae — Crows, Jays

Iberian Magpie, Cyanopica cooki, is a passerine in the crow family that breeds in the south and centre of the Iberian Peninsula, in eastern and southern Portugal and west-central and south-central Spain. It was first described by Bonaparte in 1850. It is similar in shape to the Eurasian magpie, but has a more slender build with smaller legs and bill. Its head is glossy black, the throat is white, and the back and underparts are light grey-fawn, with azure blue wings and tail feathers.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae — Crows, Jays
Breeding range
Palearctic: s, c Iberian Pen.: e, s Portugal and wc, sc Spain
Iberian Magpie
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Tours where you can spot this bird

20 tours in Portugal 16, Spain 4

Private Full-Day Bustards and Eagles Birding Tour
Private Full-Day Bustards and Eagles Birding Tour
Portugal / Almodovar Private tour 9h

A nine-hour private 4x4 tour through Almodovar's grassland steppes, combining morning and afternoon birding for bustards, eagles and Iberian...

From EUR 200
Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Spain / Seville Private tour 4 days

A four-day, three-night small-group birding tour covering the principal wetland and woodland sectors of Doñana....

From EUR 995
Western Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Western Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / El Rocio Private tour 9h

A private birding day through western Doñana, with Mediterranean scrub, pinewoods, marshes and lagoons....

From EUR 345
Private Bird Photography Tours from Hides and Blinds in Southern Spain
Private Bird Photography Tours from Hides and Blinds in Southern Spain
Spain / Cordoba Group tour 8 days

An eight-day private photography route using specialist Sierra Morena hides before an open wetland day in Doñana or Ria Formosa, depending ...

Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

Five days of field photography across Tagus and Sado wetlands, Castro Verde’s open plains and the rocky Guadiana country, beginning and en...

Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 8 days

An eight-day bird-photography journey from Lisbon through the Tagus and Sado estuaries, Castro Verde, Guadiana Valley and the Algarve wetlan...

12 Days Spain Birdwatching Programme
12 Days Spain Birdwatching Programme
Spain / Seville Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group Spain circuit joining Extremadura’s plains and raptor cliffs with Doñana wetlands, Odiel Marshes and migration watch...

12 Days Portugal and Spain Birdwatching Programme
12 Days Portugal and Spain Birdwatching Programme
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group birding journey from Lisbon’s estuaries and coast to the plains, reservoirs and raptor country of Extremadura in west...

Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group birding and conservation programme linking Tagus Estuary fieldwork with Guadiana Valley and Castro Verde monitoring a...

Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group route from Lisbon through the Tagus Estuary, Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley, returning via the Sado Estuary wetland...

Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Faro Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group natural-history circuit from Faro through Alentejo and Algarve birding sites, with a parallel focus on dragonflies ...

Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Northern and Central Portugal
Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Northern and Central Portugal
Portugal / Porto Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group circuit from Lisbon through the Tagus wetlands, International Tagus and Douro cliffs, Villafáfila steppe and the P...

12 Days Birds and Wine Programme in Portugal
12 Days Birds and Wine Programme in Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group route combining Portugal’s estuaries, Alentejo plains and mountain parks, International Douro cliffs and Douro Valley...

12 Days Birds and Culture Programme in Southern Portugal
12 Days Birds and Culture Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group journey pairing southern Portugal’s major birding regions with Évora, Mértola, Sagres and a final cultural day in L...

Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group birding circuit from Lisbon through the Tagus and Sado estuaries, Alentejo steppe, Guadiana Valley and Algarve wetl...

International Douro Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
International Douro Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Miranda do Douro Private tour 1 day

Full-day private birdwatching from Porto to the International Douro Natural Park....

From EUR 380
Peneda-Geres Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Peneda-Geres Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Peneda-Geres Private tour 1 day

A full-day private journey from Porto into Peneda-Gerês National Park for mountain, oak woodland, river and upland scrub birds at Portugal�...

From EUR 380
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Portugal / Castro Verde Private tour 1 day

Full-day private birding from the Algarve into Castro Verde and the Guadiana Valley, linking open steppe with oak country, river valleys and...

From EUR 340
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Faro Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding in the eastern Algarve, centered on the wetlands of Ria Formosa and Castro Marim within easy reach of F...

From EUR 160
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from Lisbon
Alentejo Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley Birdwatching Day Tour from Lisbon
Portugal / Castro Verde Private tour 1 day

A full-day private journey from Lisbon to the Castro Verde plains and Guadiana Valley for steppe birds, vultures, eagles and Mediterranean s...

From EUR 380