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Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import—new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago
For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...
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Magpies: Ancient Kiwi Residents, Not Aussie Invaders
These findings suggest Zealandia had a far greater diversity of songbirds during the Early Miocene than in the Holocene (past 11,000 years). The legacy of Miocene climate cooling. Why did these ...