A common ground-dwelling Australian songbird with black-and-white plumage, long legs, and a loud piping call.
Grallina cyanoleuca, family Grallinidae
Also called peewee
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘How long before feral pigeons and sparrows replace local magpie larks and crested pigeons feeding beneath the cafe tables of Alice Springs? ‘he asks.’
- A large number of magpie-larks forage in the park surrounding Calamvale Creek.
- Pairs of magpie-larks use choral skills to intimidate rivals.