What is Australian magpie?
{{speciesbox | name = Australian magpie | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22706288/0 |title=''Gymnorhina tibicen'' |author=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> | image = Cracticus tibicen hypoleuca male domain.jpg | image_caption = ''G. tibicen hypoleuca'', [[Tasmania]] | genus = Gymnorhina | species = tibicen | parent_authority = [[George Robert Gray|Gray, GR]], 1840 | authority = ([[John Latham (ornithologist)|Latham]], 1801) | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = | synonyms = ''Cracticus tibicen'' | range_map = Australian_Magpie_-_distribution.svg | range_map_caption = Australian magpie ranges of subspecies }} The '''Australian magpie''' (''Gymnorhina tibicen'') is a large black-and-white bird. It lives in most parts of [[Australia]] and in a small part of [[New Guinea]]. It is not closely related to the European magpie: they just look rather similar. Australian magpies are related to [[butcherbird]]s and [[currawong]]s. They are in the [[Family (biology)|family]] Artamidae.<ref>Christidis L. & Boles W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6</ref> The Australian magpie is in its own genus ''Gymnorhina'' and is related to the black butcherbird (''Melloria quoyi''). They live in bush land and in cities near people. == Description == Australian magpies are from 37 to 43 cm long. They do not have very long tails like European magpies. An adult magpie has red eyes, black legs, and a white [[beak]] with black tip. There are nine kinds of magpies ([[subspecies]] or races) in different parts of the country. Some subspecies have black backs and some have white. == Behaviour == They walk on the ground where they look for [[insect]]s and [[lizard]]s to eat. Many ot