Gymnorhina Tibicen (Noun)
Meaning
Crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Australian Magpie, also known scientifically as Gymnorhina tibicen, is considered one of the top 10 most intelligent birds in the world.
- In the 19th century, Gymnorhina tibicen was highly prized as a caged bird, both for its beauty and its ability as a mimic.
- Gymnorhina tibicen is a social bird with a loud melodic call that sounds like car alarms.
- It was believed that Gymnorhina tibicen birds could learn to mimic human speech in captivity, like a parrot.
- The Australian magpie, or Gymnorhina tibicen, is not as easily intimidated as its American cousins, and is highly aggressive towards predators.