Rooney the Talking Magpie

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This is Rooney, a talking magpie. He has a sweet little voice. NOTE: It is illegal to keep this species in captivity in the United States [1:33]

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Oooh, that's a gorgeous bird -- and active! Why are they forbidden -- endangered, or just "exotic"?

By David Harmon (not verified) on 27 Oct 2008 #permalink

keeping native bird species as pets in the United States is illegal because they are protected under one or more of the "wild bird acts". we can and do keep exotic bird species as pets, including European Starlings which have established themselves throughout the USA (you might have watched some of the video i posted of them earlier).

on the other hand, if this magpie is a European species (it's difficult for me to tell in this video), then it would be legal to keep as a pet in the USA.

Oy... sounds like the laws have drifted into paradox!

By David Harmon (not verified) on 29 Oct 2008 #permalink