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Bird call
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) call
Harsh, rapid kek-kek-kek chatter and a querulous rising mag? Found only in California.
Listen to the Yellow-billed Magpie call
A field recording of the Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) by Anne Parsons, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Yellow-billed Magpie in farmland and woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Yellow-billed Magpie
These birds belong to the corvid family, like the Yellow-billed Magpie, so their calls can sound alike.
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California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
A harsh rising shreenk, usually in rattling series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
A harsh shaack-shaack-shaack; a practised mimic of Red-tailed Hawk.
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Common Raven Corvus corax
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes.
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Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks.
Questions
Questions about the Yellow-billed Magpie
What does the Yellow-billed Magpie sound like?
Harsh, rapid kek-kek-kek chatter and a querulous rising mag? Found only in California. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Yellow-billed Magpie?
California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Steller's Jay, Common Raven and Clark's Nutcracker sound similar.
Where can I hear the Yellow-billed Magpie?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Yellow-billed Magpie call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 7: Central Valley & Farmland. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Yellow-billed Magpie in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Yellow-billed Magpie comes in Level 7: Central Valley & Farmland. That Level is about fenceposts, orchards and flooded winter fields.
Learn it with these birds in Level 7 of Birds of California
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Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
A rich, flute-like song that bubbles and gurgles down the scale; Oregon's state bird.
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Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
A creaky, wheezy kesh-eee song and a hard tchk call from lawns, fields and car parks.
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Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Sharp kip notes that build into squeaky, bickering chatter from roadside wires.
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Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
A plaintive, down-slurred pee-ur whistle from a fence, barn or rock.
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Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Harsh, grating notes and short repeated phrases from a wire or the top of a bush.
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Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
A long, jumbled song of buzzes, trills and clear notes, often broken by a churring rattle.
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Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
A loud, rolling, bugling garoo-oo-oo that carries for miles over fields and marshes.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A cheerful, twittering warble with a dry rattle; long tail streamers over farms and fields.
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