South Korea’s national bird is the magpie.
The magpie is a symbol of good luck and blessing, and often appears in literary works, art works, and folk songs.
The scientific name of the magpie: Pica pica is a bird of the Corvidae family, with 10 subspecies. Magpies are 40 to 50 centimeters long. The male and female feathers are similar in color. The head, neck, back and tail are all black, and appear purple, green-blue, green and other lustres from front to back. The wings are black and there is a large shape on the wing shoulder. White spots, the tail is much longer than the wings, wedge-shaped, the mouth, legs and feet are pure black, the ventral surface is bounded by the chest, the front is black and the back is white.
Resident birds. Magpies have diverse habitats and often appear in areas with human activities. They like to build their nests in large trees next to houses. Most of them live in pairs throughout the year and are omnivorous. They forage in the wilderness and fields. During the breeding period, they prey on insects, frogs and other small animals. They also steal the eggs and chicks of other birds, and also eat fruits, grains, plant seeds, etc. .
Except for South America, Oceania and Antarctica, magpies can be found on almost every continent in the world. There are 4 subspecies in China, which can be found all over the country except grasslands and desert areas.
South Korea, the full name is the Republic of Korea, referred to as South Korea or South Korea. Located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, with a total area of ??about 100,000 square kilometers, the main ethnic group is Korean, Korean is the common language, and the total population is about 50.4185 million in 2014. The capital is Seoul.