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  • Synonyms Australasian Magpie, Black-backed Magpie
  • Old latin name for bird Cracticus tibicen, Coracias tibicen

Australian Magpiebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Martin Cake
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, song, wing beats, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Adult, juvenile, song, © Henk Krajenbrink
    Australia
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 9.
    Duet, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Australian Magpie

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion sc New Guinea and Australia

Australian Magpie subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalissw WA (sw Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen eylandtensisne WA to nw QLD (interior n Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleucaTasmania and Bass Strait is. (se Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen longirostriswc to nc WA (w Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen papuanaTrans-Fly (sc New Guinea)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen telonocuasc SA (sc Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen tibicens Cape York Pen., ne QLD to ne SA and se NSW (ne, ec to se Australia)-No
Gymnorhina tibicen tyrannicase SA to se VIC (coastal se Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniAvstraliya sağsağanı
Catalancarnisser flautista
Chinese黑背钟鹊, 澳洲钟鹊
Chinese (Traditional)黑背鐘鵲
Croatiancrnotrbi kuravong
CzechFlétnák australský, flétňák australský
DanishAustralsk Fløjtefugl, Broget Larmkrage, Fløjtefugl
DutchZwartrugfluitvogel, Zwartrug-fluitvogel
Esperantopiga gimnorino, Aŭstralia flutopigo
Estoniansuurleigar
Finnishisohuiluvaris
FrenchCorbeau flûteur, Flûtiste pie, Cassican flûteur, Pie d'Australie, Gymnorhine à dos varié
GermanFlötenvogel, Flötenkrähenstar
Hungarianfeketehátú fuvolázómadár
IndonesianJagal punggung-hitam
ItalianGazza australiana
Japaneseカササギフエガラス
Lithuanianaustralinis fleitininkas
Norwegianplystreskjære
Norwegian NynorskPlystreskjor
PolishDzierzbowron gwiżdżący, dzierzbowron
Portugueseverdugo-flautista
Russianворона-свистун, темноспинная певчая ворона, Буругонг, Буругонг, ворона-свистун, Черноспинная певчая ворона
SerbianAustralijska svraka
Slovakvrieskavec strakatý
SpanishUrraca Canora, Verdugo flautista
SwedishAustralskata, flöjtkråka
TurkishAvustralya Saksağanı
Ukrainianсорочиця велика
UzbekАвстралия зағизғони