Birds · New here: first heard 19 Sept.
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
First heard here 19 Sept · last heard today at 5:22am · 2 days in the last year · 12 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording song, recorded in Australia
Romuald Mikusek, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
Heard here by the park sensor, 98% match
Raw and a bit distant; the bird was somewhere in the park, not next to the microphone.
What to look for
The Australian magpie is a black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea, and introduced to New Zealand, and the Fijian island of Taveuni. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus Gymnorhina and is most closely related to the black butcherbird. It is not closely related to the Eurasian magpie or any other birds known as magpies, which are corvids.
Read more on Wikipedia (Australian magpie)
When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Saturday 19 September, 8 detections between 6:37am and 5:54pm.
| Day | Detections | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept | 4 | 4:21am | 5:22am | 98% |
| 19 Sept | 8 | 6:37am | 5:54pm | 96% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.