Population Declines of the Oriental Magpie <i>Pica serica</i> (Corvidae) in the Saga Plain, Japan: Relationships With Land Use Patterns, Nesting Sites, and Breeding Success.

ABSTRACT: Urban areas are hotspots of biological invasions where land use and other factors are associated with the success of non-native species. Non-native species alter their habits during the process of adapting to new environments, making them important subjects for studying organismal environmental adaptation. The Oriental Magpie Pica serica was introduced and established a substantial population in the Saga Plain, Japan, from the Korean Peninsula, probably by the early 17th century. As an adaptation to urbanization, this species has gradually begun to prefer to nest on utility poles rather than trees since around the late 1970s, but has declined its population since the 1990s. In this study, we hypothesized that the recent magpie decline is related to the changes in land use patterns a

SUBMITTER: Nagafuchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450605 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature