Flightless species of birds (such as ostriches, which are the largest living birds) tend to outsize any of the largest birds ...

The night parrot is one of the great natural enigmas left in the world: a parrot that flies but lives in burrows and that's ...

“Elated” ecologists at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary wasted no time. Scarlet-chested parrots are “threatened and understudied,” ...

I write about the world of biology. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient against a wide range of ... [+] pressures. But they will continue to perish if we don ...

reddish-brown bird of prey flying overhead, which looked different to any species I’d expect to see out here.” The red goshawk takes flight from its perch at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT. Picture: ...

Many flying and ground-dwelling insects are in ... A stunned bird is also more vulnerable to predators. The diversity in Australian birds extends to their diets. Beyond honeyeaters, the nation ...