Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are largish black and white birds that occur in Australia and New Guinea. They belong to the family Artamidae, that includes Woodswallows and Butcherbirds – they are not related to Magpies in the northern hemisphere. This female belongs to the Western race, Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis. Australian Magpies are renowned songsters, with one of the most complex bird call repertoires known that includes mimicry. This Magpie began singing her own warbling call while perched on a pole, then jumped to the ground and began mimicking other birds as she tugged at lengths of Couch Grass for her nest. The birds mimicked by her included the Grey Butcherbird, the Australian Ringneck parrot and the Laughing Kookaburra.