DSC_1791 Black-backed magpie (Cracticus tibicen tibicen) a rare subspecies found in the lower North Island. Now considered closely related to butcherbirds, magpies were once placed in their own genus (Gymnorhina). Male feeding in suburban street. Hastings *
11001-89304 Black-backed magpie (Cracticus tibicen tibicen) a rare subspecies found in the lower North Island. Now considered closely related to butcherbirds, magpies were once placed in their own genus (Gymnorhina). Male feeding in suburban park. Hastings *
11001-89316 White-backed magpie (Cracticus tibicen tyrannica) the most common subspecies in NZ. Now considered closely related to butcherbirds, magpies were once placed in their own genus (Gymnorhina). This grey-naped bird is a female, the nape is white in the male. Otago Peninsula *
