Both magpies and crows belong to the corvid family, a group renowned for exceptional intelligence that rivals primates in many cognitive tasks. These black-and-white or all-black birds demonstrate ...

Birds are far more intelligent than they are often given credit for. A landmark study by researchers at the University of Washington, published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the Royal ...

Although you may not realize it, most people are familiar with the corvid family of passerines, or perching birds. In our northern Minnesota region American crows, northern ravens and blue jays are ...

The American crow is easily found statewide in Idaho. An immature black-billed magpie. This is the only corvid species that is experiencing a statistically significant population decline in Idaho. The ...