Australian Magpie at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Gymnorhina tibicen | 11 Sep 2017 | ArcherCallaway | ||
| Gymnorhina tibicen | 11 Sep 2017 | AlisonMilton |
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This was the location of my original favourite family: male and two females who fought off many takeovers until one female was killed fending off an intruder. Seems that juveniles don't participate in territory disputes. If they did this family may have prevailed as there were five surviving juveniles that year. Since then there have been several occupants. The last takeover was by four males until three females moved in one street over. Much aerial acrobatics by the males to win the ladies over. Defeated males left and the females moved to the park. This is their second nesting season. Very hard to see but the nest is here. At least two of last year's juvenile are still around.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.028927-35.236948
- Altitude 600.1m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2017 11:30 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Gymnorhina tibicen Scientific name
- Australian Magpie Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1031.1m Recorded at altitude
- 476 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Cracticus tibicen Gymnorhina tibicen
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