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

Birdwatchers are pouring billions of dollars into Australia's tourism industry every year with calls to capitalise on the ...

Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

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 ...

Watching a bird fly across your yard, only to see it slam into one of your windows, can be devastating. Because of how quickly they fly, crashing into a window can result in serious injury or even ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

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 ...

They have loads of energy, can be a little mischievous, and are “quite capable of hoodwinking an unsuspecting novice” pet ...

The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is a must-visit destination when you're in Brisbane, Australia. Here's what you can expect.

"We were all skeptical that this could be possible, but then somehow this started happening." "We've gone from this concept of dead birds don't fly to this new virus that seems to be a bit more like ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the... It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is ...