Gymnorhina tibicen

Australian Magpie at Bowral, NSW

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Gymnorhina tibicen MichaelBedingfield 8 May 2019
Gymnorhina tibicen MichaelBedingfield 8 May 2019
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3 comments

   8 Aug 2019
A Magpie....but should the bird moderators discuss whether we list magpies under the sub-species. It is a consideration in the SH as two sub-species distributions are adjacent in the SH and marked hybridisation occurs. This specimen may be a hybrid as it has white feathers in its "trousers". BLSHFour
   8 Aug 2019
Ebird offers Black-backed and White-backed as options, but BirdData does not.
Not sure if Nature Map is religiously following BirdData or if we have the flexibility to add races/sub-species.
   9 Aug 2019
Hi all, if you wish to record magpie subspecies, then i am happy to create 3 new categories (Black-backed, White-backed and hybrid/intermediate). For the sightings which we cannot determine subspecies, they can just be confirmed as magpie (no subspecies).

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  • Gymnorhina tibicen Scientific name
  • Australian Magpie Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1104.2m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Cracticus tibicen Gymnorhina tibicen

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