When we think of birds mimicking sounds, we typically think of some kind of parrot, lyrebird or maybe even a cockatoo. But magpies are among the best of the sound-sampling songbirds out there. This is ...

It's spring in Australia, and the magpies are swooping. This sleek, black-and-white bird turns aggressive in September and October, when male magpies protect their fledglings by dive-bombing ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. No matter how often we are warned, Australians are guilty of slipping the magpies in our backyards a ...

Researchers have found the surprising key to magpie intelligence, and it’s not genetics. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering Australia’s iconic magpies, you know these birds are ...