For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

Don't run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin ...

Small magpie drones Unlike traditional rotary or fixed-wing UAVs, ornithopters replicate the wing-flapping flight dynamics of actual birds, achieving near-perfect biomimicry.

A man said he is often attacked by a magpie bird on his way home from work. The birds are known for remembering faces — and this one just won't seem to forget him.

Rios said he was first pecked on the head by a dive-bombing magpie bird on Sept. 20 — and he thought it was an odd occurrence. “The first time, I felt something knock at my head,” he said.

Angie Trumbo is the conservation director for the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City. She said this genetic mutation isn’t seen ...

You've no doubt seen the metal spikes that are placed on buildings to keep birds from roosting. Well, it has been discovered that magpies and crows are actually using those spikes in their nests ...

Don't run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin ...

Magpies are arguably the country's most polarising bird. Named after their resemblance to the Eurasian magpie, to which they are not actually closely related, Australian magpies are a protected ...

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.