By: Mal
Species: Australian Magpie
Date: 28.05.2019

About this flag

Australian Magpie

  • Element 1: Emblem

    Aesthetics - robust

    The adult Australian magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings.

  • Element 2: Pattern

    Diet - insects

    The Australian magpie is omnivorous, eating various items located at or near ground level including invertebrates such as earthworms, millipedes, snails, spiders and scorpions as well as a wide variety of insects—cockroaches, ants, beetles, cicadas, moths and caterpillars and other larvae.