“OK this is one of the coolest things ever. Today I met an Australian magpie in Newcastle NSW which had learned to sing the calls of fire-engines and ambulances,” Andrews posted on Faceboo ...

Penguin, the magpie pictured here, is considered family by Cameron Bloom, his wife and sons. Cameron Bloom Photography — -- Her name's Penguin, but she's an Australian magpie, a bird commonly ...

According to bird experts, a small number of male Australian magpies fiercely defend their nests in the spring and summer months (that's August to November). They do this because they think humans ...

"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 ...

An Australian bike rider died Sunday after he veered off the road to avoid a swooping magpie, police say. The unidentified 76-year-old man was cycling along Nicholson Park in Woonona, New South ...

Named after their resemblance to the Eurasian magpie, to which they are not actually closely related, Australian magpies are a protected native species, and to some, a beloved national icon.

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.

Male Australian magpies will swoop while their partners are protecting eggs and babies in the nest. Only about 10 per cent of male maggies swoop. Historically, magpies targeted animals like ...

An Australian magpie has been returned to a Queensland couple after an intense debate that gripped the nation. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen were granted a special licence to care for the ...