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Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 21,466 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 7,009 |
| Queensland | 4,670 |
| New South Wales | 3,983 |
| South Australia | 2,675 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1,282 |
| Western Australia | 1,235 |
| Northern Territory | 606 |
| United States | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Monarch Flycatchers · Monarchidae |
| Genus | Mudlarks · Grallina |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Magpie-lark with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.