The Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)is a conspicuous Australian bird of small to medium size, also known as the Mudlark in Victoria and Western Australia, the Murray Magpie in South Australia, and as the Peewee in New South Wales and Queensland. It had been relegated to a subfamily of fantails in the family Dicruridae (drongos), but has been placed in a new family of Monarchidae (monarch flycathers) since 2008.It is a common and very widespread bird both in urban and rural areas, occupying all parts of Australia except for Tasmania and some of the inland desert in the north-west of Western Australia, and appears to have adapted well to the presence of humans. It is also found in southern New Guinea. (source: wikipedia)
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7 comments:
Beautiful capture. Its nice knowing about this bird.
Cool bird, Eden! I have heard of magpies but not a magpie-lark. Thanks for sharing this new bird. Have a great weekend!
I love magpies - they are so brash. These have interesting markings. You captured them very nicely.
gorgeous I love her
A striking bird! Nice captures.
The birds are very sweet looking!
it's a strange looking bird
hehe
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