including the calls of other birds and animals. Unfortunately, the magpies of New South Wales, Australia, have been picking up a new sound: fire sirens. More than 130 bushfires are currently ...

A magpie's call is a harsh mechanical chakk-kackk-kackk. Their song is more musical with high squeaks. They are noisy when alarmed — such when a cat or bird of prey is nearby. Magpies can look ...

Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight. Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch. While monotypic, birds in ...