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Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Flinders Ranges National Park
68 Verified records at Flinders Ranges National Park
March 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 Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park

Australian Raven
LC Endemic

Australian Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus coronoides

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

70–80% · Very likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

70–80% · Very likely
Weebill
LC Endemic

Weebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Smicrornis brevirostris

60–70% · Likely
Inland Thornbill
LC Endemic

Inland Thornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acanthiza apicalis

60–70% · Likely
Gray Shrikethrush
LC

Gray Shrikethrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely
Red-capped Robin
LC Endemic

Red-capped Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica goodenovii

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Whistler
LC

Rufous Whistler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachycephala rufiventris

50–60% · Likely
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthagenys rufogularis

40–50% · Likely
Grey Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Grey Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Striated Pardalote
LC Endemic

Striated Pardalote

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pardalotus striatus

40–50% · Likely
Purple-backed Fairywren
LC Endemic

Purple-backed Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus assimilis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Flinders Ranges National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie-lark sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Magpie-lark in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.

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