Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) photo
A male chasing a Little Eagle.
- Added to IBC 18 weeks 9 hours ago
- David Stowe
- Locality Innamincka, South Australia, Australia (ssp cyanoleuca).
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Published in HBW Volume 14 on page 262.
Original HBW caption:
Aggressive towards their own species, Magpielarks will also tackle predators like this Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides). Magpielarks perform at least 13 displays. In one of the commonest, the “Sculling” display, which is given in flight, the bird beats its wings several times and then glides, often calling simultaneously. This display is believed to be primarily for maintenance of the pair-bond, but perhaps has the secondary function of advertising and defending the territory.