The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea, and introduced to New Zealand...
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neither magpies, nor as was long believed, jays. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. The Australian magpie, Cracticus...
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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...
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and similar colouration, it is not closely related to the Australian Magpie. The Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds, and it is believed...
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern...
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The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Three subspecies...
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Piping shrike (category Emblems of South Australia)
flag of South Australia. The following words, endorsed by Professor Gisela Kaplan, an eminent Australian authority on the Australian Magpie, explain why...
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woodswallows have an Australasian distribution, with most species occurring in Australia and New Guinea. The ashy woodswallow has an exclusively Asian distribution...
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of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian bird in an online poll. "Magpie beats #teambinchicken to swoop Bird of the Year title"...
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Currawong (category Australian Aboriginal words and phrases)
superfamily Malaconotoidea. Currawongs are not as terrestrial as the Australian magpie and have shorter legs. They are omnivorous, foraging in foliage, on...
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