Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Australian Magpie
The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Artamidae (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Gymnorhina tibicen
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Magpie
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Gymnorhina tibicen papuana
- Gymnorhina tibicen eylandtensis
- Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen
- Gymnorhina tibicen tyrannica
- Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca
- Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua
- Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
- Gymnorhina tibicen longirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- C[oracias] tibicen
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xvii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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