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Eurasian Magpie or Steller's Jay?

Eurasian Magpie is the larger by 89.5 g — about 70% more than Steller's Jay. The figures that separate them are below.

Eurasian MagpieSteller's Jay
Average weight217.5 g128 g
Wing length194.5 mm145.8 mm
Scientific namePica picaCyanocitta stelleri

Data: AVONET, Tobias et al. (2022) Ecology Letters 25:581-597, doi:10.1111/ele.13898, CC BY 4.0. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: Species averages rounded to one decimal place and shown to scale. Checked 2026-10-02.

In the context of every corvid

CorvidTo scaleAverage weightWing lengthScientific name
Common Raven928 g419.7 mmCorvus corax
Carrion Crow570 g323.9 mmCorvus corone
Rook452.1 g312.3 mmCorvus frugilegus
American Crow448.8 g309.6 mmCorvus brachyrhynchos
Jackdaw246 g231.1 mmCorvus monedula
Eurasian Magpie217.5 g194.5 mmPica pica
Eurasian Jay159.5 g181.1 mmGarrulus glandarius
Steller's Jay128 g145.8 mmCyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay88 g130 mmCyanocitta cristata
Canada Jay71.6 g150.4 mmPerisoreus canadensis

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Corvids, Weighed: Ten crows, ravens, magpies and jays on one scale, by published species-average body mass.

Corvids, Weighed

Ten crows, ravens, magpies and jays on one scale, by published species-average body mass.

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