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Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1801)
Monarchidae — Monarchs
Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca, is a passerine of Australasia, breeding in far southern Trans-Fly in south-western New Guinea and across Australia apart from Tasmania. It belongs to the monarchs, and was first described by Latham in 1801. The bird is black and white, with the male and female showing different patterns. It is a familiar species in both towns and countryside, and is found in urban and rural settings. It occurs in western, central, eastern and southern Australia, as well as northern Australia, and has also been introduced to Lord Howe Island.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae — Monarchs
- Breeding range
- Australasia: far s Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea) and Australia (except Tasmania)
