Australian Magpie

Where to see

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

Maria Island National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Australian Magpie during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
6 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
7 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
11 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
12 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~50%
13 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
15 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
16 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
17 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
18 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Australian Magpie?

Maria Island National Park

In Maria Island National Park, Australia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Magpie sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an Australian Magpie?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March, May–June and September–October in Maria Island National Park (about 90%), March in Flinders Ranges National Park (about 90%) and April and June–July in Grampians National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Australian Magpie on a given day. Each park's Australian Magpie page has the full month-by-month chart.