Top 20 Australian Magpie Tattoos – Littered With Garbage

Native to Australia and New Guinea, these magpies are no relation to the Eurasian magpie (we’ll be covering them later this week). They’re called magpies simply because European settlers would name plants and animals after similar-looking species from Europe.

The Australian magpie has pure black and white plumage, with young magpies distinguished by light grey or brown tones in their plumage. Magpies are one of 5000-odd species considered songbirds.

The species doesn’t have the best reputation as they’re notorious for swooping people that approach their nesting areas during breeding season. Perhaps an Australian magpie tattoo will be seen as a gesture of goodwill and keep you safe from their antics?

Not everyone has such negative interactions with the birds; in fact, magpies can be quiet silly, as you can see in YouTube videos like this.

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Neo trad magpie tattoo by @samclarktattoos

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Traditional wattle and magpie tattoo by @abbyjeantattoo

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Blackwork magpie tattoo by @eddylou

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Traditional style magpie tattoo by @death_cloak

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Neo trad magpies tattoo by @emma__d

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Neo trad magpie and flowers tattoo by @samilocke

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Traditional style magpie tattoo by @avalontattoo

Updated: March 25, 2020

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Neo trad Australian magpie tattoo by @sophielewistattoos

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Neo trad Australian magpie tattoo by @carlosransom

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Neo trad Australian magpie tattoo by @theatattoos

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Australian magpie tattoo by @macytattoos

Updated: April 1, 2021

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Neo trad magpie tattoo by @drewshallis

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Papa magpie and his two magpie daughters. Tattoo by @tanvandenbroek

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Traditional magpie and grevillea tattoo by @josh.g.tattoo

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Neo trad magpie gap filler tattoo by @drewshallis

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Cute magpie and wattle tattoo by @nikii_neko_tattoo