Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
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Call and song
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About the Australian Magpie
Large black-and-white bird with long, pale bill with dark tip. Larger than butcherbirds and differently patterned. Black head, face, underparts, white nape, upperwing coverts, and rump, and either black or white back (subspecies vary in plumage). Widespread in farmland, parks, and open woodlands, where usually seen in pairs or groups strutting on the ground. Song a memorable fluty warble.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 5 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
