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minus-squareWalk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoUnlike yours, our magpies aren’t corvids. Our only native corvids are a couple of species of ravens and crows.
minus-squareEl_Scapacabra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoOh, I didn’t know that, what are they most closely related to then?
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoOther Artamidae like butcherbirds and currawongs
minus-squareEl_Scapacabra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoLooks like you just handed me a new Rabbit Hole to dive into, lol.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThe british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It’s like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.
Unlike yours, our magpies aren’t corvids. Our only native corvids are a couple of species of ravens and crows.
Oh, I didn’t know that, what are they most closely related to then?
Other Artamidae like butcherbirds and currawongs
Looks like you just handed me a new Rabbit Hole to dive into, lol.
The british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It’s like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.