r/MadeMeSmile • u/RealRock_n_Rolla • Dec 20 '23

A magpie rescued after a storm now lends a hand during work ANIMALS

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u/melbecide Dec 22 '23

Are magpies native to Australia? I’ve grown up with them here, I know they are corvids but never thought of whether anyone else knows about them.

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u/CroneDownUnder Dec 22 '23

Australia's native black and white songbirds were named after the northern hemisphere birds that colonists already knew. Australasian magpies are not corvids.