Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago
By Vanesa De Pietri, Senior Research Fellow in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury
Paul Scofield, Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury
Trevor H. Worthy, Associate Professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, Flinders University
A fossil discovery of an ancient relative of the Australian magpie which lived in New Zealand some 19 million years ago challenges the understanding of ‘native’ species.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025