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Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park
511 Verified records at Daintree National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca), also known as wee magpie, peewee, peewit, mudlark or Murray magpie, is a passerine bird native to Australia, Timor, and southern New Guinea. The male and female both have black and white plumage, though with different patterns. John Latham described the species in 1801. Long thought to be a member of the mudnest builder family Corcoracidae, it has been reclassified in the family Monarchidae (the monarch flycatchers). Two subspecies are recognized. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie-lark sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 511 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
Australian Spectacled Monarch
LC

Australian Spectacled Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Symposiachrus trivirgatus

30–40% · Possible
Leaden Flycatcher
LC

Leaden Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra rubecula

20–30% · With luck
Black-faced Monarch
LC

Black-faced Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monarcha melanopsis

<5% · Rare
Pied Monarch
LC Endemic

Pied Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arses kaupi

<5% · Rare
White-eared Monarch
LC Endemic

White-eared Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carterornis leucotis

<5% · Rare
Satin Flycatcher
LC

Satin Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra cyanoleuca

<5% · Rare
Restless Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Restless Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra inquieta

Insufficient data
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Australasian Figbird
LC

Australasian Figbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

50–60% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
10 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
11 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
14 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
15 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
17 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magpie-lark in Daintree National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie-lark sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 511 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Magpie-lark in Daintree National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Magpie-lark in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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