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Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
149 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
September 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie-lark sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 149 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Leaden Flycatcher
LC

Leaden Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra rubecula

30–40% · Possible
Paperbark Flycatcher
LC

Paperbark Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra nana

10–20% · With luck
Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

10–20% · With luck
Broad-billed Flycatcher
LC

Broad-billed Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Great Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Great Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlamydera nuchalis

70–80% · Very likely
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

60–70% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

50–60% · Likely
White-gaped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-gaped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stomiopera unicolor

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Honeyeater
LC

White-throated Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus albogularis

50–60% · Likely
Blue-faced Honeyeater
LC

Blue-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Entomyzon cyanotis

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
LC

White-bellied Cuckooshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina papuensis

50–60% · Likely
Silver-crowned Friarbird
LC Endemic

Silver-crowned Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon argenticeps

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Nitmiluk National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie-lark sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 149 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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