Science & Environment Five ways you can celebrate Australia's bird week …as the great-billed heron, the magpie goose and the threatened Gouldian finch, which you can donate now to save. The versatile landscape of endless marshes and tropical woodlands attract birds…
AG Blog Editor's chat: dishonest females …Ian Connellan talk about Gouldian finches that cheat on their partners to get the best genes for their young. Read more about Gouldian finches in this feature story. Listen to…
News Female finches stressed by bad mating choice LIKE SO MANY long-suffering wives, exasperated female finches feel the stress of being saddled with a poor quality mate, Australian researchers have found. Monogamous Gouldian finches mate for life, but…
News Radical fire plan for the Kimberley …between the AWC and local pastoralists, EcoFire concentrates on the central Kimberley where iconic species like the Gouldian finch have been badly affected by fire. According to Atticus Fleming, AWC’s…
News Charuka's big year …Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), brolgas (Grus rubicunda). He then drove 400 metres and the car choked and died. AdBlue isn’t meant for any fuel tank. It has its own tank…
News Australia's birds, going for silver and a song …Major Mitchell’s cockatoo – named in honour of Australian explorer Major Sir Thomas Mitchell. Gouldian finch – a brightly coloured finch named in honour of John Gould’s wife, Elizabeth. Little…
Western Australia Purnululu dreaming …least three nationally threatened bird species find refuge in Mornington, including the Gouldian finch, purple-crowned fairy-wren and red goshawk. For the adventurous traveller, this is a unique opportunity to stay…
Queensland Top 10 adventures on the Savannah Way, outback Queensland …of gold. The waterways are a haven for birds like the brolga, while the rainbow-coloured Gouldian finch may be seen nearby in the trees and grasses. Camping under the outback…
Nature & Wildlife The incredible colours of birds …eggs in a nest in open country cannot afford be bright, or it will be easily spotted by predators, Bob points out. Colour for signalling and communication Gouldian finches (Erythrura…
Opinion & Analysis OPINION: Law reform for nature …tree-rat, and Gouldian finch – have been flattened to make way for defence housing and urban development. This has ceased, for now, amid allegations of unlawful clearing. It’s but one…
