phudgins@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoBe ungovernablelemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1826arrow-down14
arrow-up1822arrow-down1imageBe ungovernablelemmy.worldphudgins@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoUnlike yours, our magpies aren’t corvids. Our only native corvids are a couple of species of ravens and crows.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThe british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It’s like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.
minus-squareEl_Scapacabra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoOh, I didn’t know that, what are they most closely related to then?
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoOther Artamidae like butcherbirds and currawongs
minus-squareEl_Scapacabra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoLooks like you just handed me a new Rabbit Hole to dive into, lol.
Unlike yours, our magpies aren’t corvids. Our only native corvids are a couple of species of ravens and crows.
The british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It’s like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.
Oh, I didn’t know that, what are they most closely related to then?
Other Artamidae like butcherbirds and currawongs
Looks like you just handed me a new Rabbit Hole to dive into, lol.