The Eurasian magpie is an omnivorous species; it catches insects and small animals, robs nests, eats seeds, berries, and carrion. The species gathers food on the ground and in the treetops, consuming insects, worms, small rodents, eggs, seeds, berries, carrion, small mammals, coniferous cones, and plants. Its diet includes beetles, butterflies, flies, Hymenoptera, bedbugs, Orthoptera, dragonflies, stoneflies, Plecoptera, decapods, ribbon worms, and mollusks. The young magpies feed on invertebrates. A daily food requirement ranges from 80 grams to 150 grams. The strategy for obtaining food involves searching and hunting. Wolves prey upon the species.