The Eurasian magpie is distributed throughout Eurasia, except for northern Siberia and some regions in central and southern Asia (BirdLife International, 2024). In Europe it also has a wide distribution, being absent only from some islands in the western Mediterranean, sectors of the Alps and Apennines, and certain areas in northern Scotland and Scandinavia (Keller et al., 2020). In the Iberian Peninsula it is present throughout the territory with a continuous distribution, except in some areas of southern Andalusia, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla (Molina-Morales and Martínez in SEO/BirdLife, 2022).

In the Community of Madrid it is common across the entire territory and is absent only in the high mountains. It appears in all types of habitats except for high-mountain broom scrublands and pine forests. It is scarce in rockrose scrub and foothill grasslands. It is very abundant in parks and gardens (Díaz et al., 1994).

In the national park it was detected at only one point during the fieldwork for this atlas. It is located in a southern area of the park, where it is likely associated with an area of greater human use, as the scarcity of suitable habitats limits its presence.