G'day All
Many years ago I saw an Australian Magpie kill a fledgling Yellow-
rumped Thornbill, eat its brain and then fly off.
Cheers
Mike
Michael Tarburton
Melbourne
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On 27/02/2008, at 11:10 AM, Greg & Val Clancy wrote:
I have now checked HANZAB which lists small passerines and some non-
passerines in the diet of the Australian Magpie. Richard's
(Australasian) Pipit and pardalote are both listed. Some of these
would be as carrion (roadkills etc.).
I am not totally convinced that all attacks by Magpies on pipits
constitute foraging as I have witnessed this on dozens of occasions
but have never observed a kill.
Greg Clancy
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