Pica pica sericea

Pica pica sericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Pica
Species:	sericea
Binomial name
	Pica sericea;
	Dark red/orange/brown-grey: Oriental magpie range

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The Oriental magpie (Pica sericea) is a species of Magpie found in East Asia.^[1] It is a common symbol of Korea, and has been adopted as the "official bird" of many South Korean cities and counties.

It is similar to the Eurasian magpie, with a shorter tail and longer wings. It has black and purple colours, but very little green. The Oriental magpie has the same chattering call as Eurasian magpies, though it is much softer.

Magpie myths[edit]

Koreans believed that magpies delivered good news, and when they saw a magpie chattering, they believed that visitors were coming.^[2]The most famous painting related to a magpie is the one with striped tiger (ggach'i wha horangi minhwa, Template:Korean): the magpie is chirping to a tiger. The magpie represented good news and the tiger symbolized good luck, since its pronunciation in Chinese sounds similar to good luck (bok). There are many folktales about magpies.

The Chinese called magpies "Birds of Joy" or "Happy Magpies". Under the Manchu dynasty it also represented imperial rule: a few Manchu people in Northeast China even thought they were gods.^[2] In the west, though, magpies were often a symbol of pride.^[3]

In Japan, it is found in all the main islands except Shikoku. It is called Kasasagi 鵲, the same name as is used for the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica).^[4]

In culture[edit]

In Korea, the magpie (까치, "kkachi") is celebrated as "a bird of great good fortune, of sturdy spirit and a provider of prosperity and development".^[5] In the same vein of bringing fortune and luck, Korean children were also taught that when you lose a tooth, to throw it on the roof singing a song for the magpie; 까치야 까치야 헌이 줄게. The bird will hear your song and bring you a new tooth.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/korean-magpie
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ J. C. Cooper, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols (1978), p. 102
↑ ebird.org. "Pica serica". ebird. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
↑ Winterman, Denise. "Why are magpies so often hated?". BBC News Magazine. Magpies have a dubious reputation because they are a bit of both. Over the years they have been lumped in with blackbirds
↑ "A Baby Tooth for a Bird". Once the tooth was extracted, the child was asked to throw it out onto the roof while singing a rhyme to a magpie.

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[tea-1] ttp://www.answers.com/topic/korean-magpie

[jelly-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] J. C. Cooper, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols (1978), p. 102

[4] rd.org. "Pica serica". ebird. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

[news.bbc.co.uk-5] Winterman, Denise. "Why are magpies so often hated?". BBC News Magazine. Magpies have a dubious reputation because they are a bit of both. Over the years they have been lumped in with blackbirds

[koreajoonangdaily.joins.com-6] "A Baby Tooth for a Bird". Once the tooth was extracted, the child was asked to throw it out onto the roof while singing a rhyme to a magpie.

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