Images Dated 5th May 2004

Magpie-lark - male

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Magpie-lark - male
At Lajamanu, an aboriginal settlement on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory, Australia.
Grallina cyanoleuca neglecta
Popularly known as Pee-wee and Mudlark, but DNA testing has shown it to be a large Monarch Flycatcher.
Very common throughout all of Australia including urban aras, but not in the driest deserts. Needs water for its mud nests
Don Hadden
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