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The Black-billed Magpie is a common and conspicuous resident of open habitats in western Canada. It is well monitored by the Breeding Bird Survey, which shows little overall change in the population relative to about 1970. There are no pressing conservation concerns for the species at this time. This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada.
The Black-billed Magpie has long been vilified for its practice of raiding other birds' nests to eat eggs and nestlings (Trost 1999). Persecuted as "vermin", past attempts to lower magpie populations through bounty schemes and other methods have proven ineffective (Trost 1999) and are no longer practiced.
Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:
Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.