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The magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca), also known as wee magpie, peewee, peewit, mudlark or Murray magpie, is a passerine bird native to Australia, Timor and southern New Guinea. The male and female both have black and white plumage, though with different patterns.
Well-known and easily recognisable, the Australian magpie is unlikely to be confused with any other species. The pied butcherbird has a similar build and plumage, but has white underparts unlike the former species' black underparts. The magpie-lark is a much smaller and more delicate bird with complex and very different banded black and white ...
The badge on the Flag of South Australia depicts the rising sun, and a Piping Shrike standing on a branch of a gum tree. [1] [2] The Piping Shrike is more commonly known as a White-backed Magpie. [3] [4] [5] [2] The Piping Shrike is sometimes mistakenly associated with the Magpie-lark, also known as the Murray Magpie, Pee Wee and Mudlark. This ...
Grallina is a genus of passerine bird native to Australia ... Long thought to be a member of the mudnest builder family Corcoracidae, the magpie-lark and torrent lark ...
Other habitats used by the monarchs include savannahs and mangroves, and the terrestrial magpie-lark occurs in most Australian habitats except the driest deserts. While the majority of monarchs are resident, a few species are partially migratory and one, the satin flycatcher , is fully migratory, although the Japanese paradise flycatcher is ...
Online campaign to return magpie to former carers receives almost 70,000 signatures and support from state premier ... Australian magpies have been known to live up to 30 years.
This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds list, May 2002 update, with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean and subantarctic islands. Australian call-ups are based on the List of Australian birds.
Queensland, Australia. Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia but has the greatest biodiversity, ... Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca; Leaden flycatcher, ...