Australian magpies, a species unrelated to the other magpies found throughout the world, have one of the world’s most complex birdsongs, according to the Australian Museum, and are adept at mimicking ...

Geoff Maslen was riding his bike to the gym on a beautiful spring day in Melbourne, Australia when he started to feel something pinging off the back of his helmet. At first, he was confused by the ...

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, the coming of spring is a mixed blessing. The days get warmer. Flowers bloom. Birds nest. It's this last change which can be a problem. Nesting makes male ...

Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with researchers at Western Sydney University, have shown that the Australian Magpie may 'dunk' its food in water before eating, a process that ...

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, magpies are known for their territorial dive-bombing during nesting ...

"Come outside any time at all if you want an ass kicking." — Australian magpies, probably Credit: Fairfax Media via Getty Images Australia has a reputation for terrifying, deadly animals, from brown ...

The magpies showed their smarts by helping one another remove tracking harnesses that scientists carefully placed on them. By Anthony Ham The Australian magpie is one of the cleverest birds on earth.

Gymnorhina tibicen - Australian Magpie in Australia, New Zealand in the rain(Getty Images/iStockphoto/phototrip) A songbird mimicking the sounds of emergency sirens ...

The feathered friend was recorded in half of the 153,000 surveys in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count The Australian magpie has again topped the charts in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count ...

A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a swooping magpie, a native Australian bird that gets aggressive in the spring around breeding season. The 76-year-old man was riding his ...

This cute video from Australia shows a baby kangaroo reacting to a persistent magpie that keeps swooping and circling nearby.