black-billed magpies are easily seen. They hop and walk on the ground with a swaggering and confident gait. Monotypic. Length 19". An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill.

A relative of the crow, Korean magpies are black and white, with blue-toned wings. It used to be a tradition that instead of leaving baby teeth for the tooth fairy, kids in Korea would throw their ...