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Pied Currawong

Pied Currawong

Description The pied currawong (Strepera graculina) is a medium-sized black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds...

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Magpie-lark

Magpie-lark

Description  The magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) is a conspicuous Australian bird of small to medium size, also known as the mudlark inVictoria and Western Australia, the Murray magpie in South Australia, and as the peewee in New South...

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Grey Butcherbird

Grey Butcherbird

Description The Grey Butcherbird has a black face and a grey back, with a thin white collar. They have grey wings with white underneath. The eye is dark brown and the legs and feet are grey. Both sexes are similar in appearanc, but the...

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Australian Magpie

Australian Magpie

Description The Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southernNew Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with...

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