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Population boom for one of the world’s most unique and endangered birds
A recent breeding event has restored hope for the future of the critically-endangered plains-wanderer.
Tag: Australian birds
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Glossy black-cockatoo spotted in Northern Rivers after months of searching
With an area of nearly 21,000 square kilometres to cover, it was never going to be easy. But after almost three months of searching, the tenacity of a team of conservationists has paid off.
Creatura Blog
The shining flycatcher almost doesn’t look real
Australia’s most beautiful birds aren’t just the colourful ones. With its glossy blue-black feathers that shimmer like a polished gemstone, the shining flycatcher is one of our most striking native species.
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More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction
Up to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the main driver pushing threatened birds closer to extinction, landmark new research has found.
Wildlife
13 mesmerising photographs of Australian birdlife
Award-winning bird photographer Georgina Steytler has released a new book, For the Love of Birds, that documents Australia’s birds in a series of beautiful and powerful images.
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Listen to a lyrebird mimic the cry of a baby
One Taronga Zoo employee got quite the shock when the cries of a baby broke out in the closed zoo. But it wasn’t quite what they expected.
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Australia’s birds, going for silver and a song
Lifelike full-colour portraits of Australia’s most iconic birds on newly released Birds of Australia Commemorative Collection. An Australian Geographic special offer.
Creatura Blog
The Australian coot has actual clown feet
I mean, look at those crazy things. It looks like old-timey dinosaur art exploded out of this poor bird’s toes. We really shouldn’t stare, but those kickers are wild.
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Photographer’s incredible images of budgie bonanza
Budgies are in abundance in the Red Centre this year thanks to good rainfall over the summer.
Wildlife
The regent honeyeater is forgetting its song as the species dies out
Bird song is passed from one generation to the next, but what happens when a bird is on the brink of extinction?