South Australia has two common yet distinct black-and-white birds — the "magpie" and the ... the late 1800s consistently identified the "magpie" (not the magpie-lark) and the "piping shrike ...

If you've ever had the pleasure of encountering Australia's iconic magpies, you know these birds are intelligent creatures. With their striking black and white plumage, loud warbling voices and ...

An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a ... rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight. Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch.

These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming ... of birds out there that are breeding, but not all their breeding magpies will swoop. So they are certainly ...