Tag Archive for 'Australian magpie'

Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen), adult and juvenile, at Taveuni, Fiji. Image credit: Charles J. Sharp, https://www.sharpphotography.co.uk / CC BY-SA 4.0.

19-Million-Year-Old Currawong Fossil Found in New Zealand

Jun 27, 2025 by News Staff

Paleontologists have desribed a new species of large passerine bird based the fossilized remains from the Bannockburn Formation near St Bathans in Otago,...

The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Image credit: Toby Hudson / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Australian Magpies Living in Large Groups Are No Bird Brains: Study

Feb 28, 2018 by News Staff

A new study by researchers from the University of Western Australia and the University of Exeter shows that in wild Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen),...

The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen). Image credit: Eleanor Drinkwater.

Australian Magpies Dunk Their Food Before Eating, Find Ornithologists

Sep 12, 2017 by News Staff

Australian magpies ‘dunk’ their food in water before eating, a process that appears to be watched and ‘copied’ by their offspring, say University...