Charuka’s big year
How was it that Charuka Abhayawickrama managed to photograph 772 Australian bird species in one calendar year?
How was it that Charuka Abhayawickrama managed to photograph 772 Australian bird species in one calendar year?
Song plays an important social role for zebra finches in the wild, upending theories that songbirds only sing to establish territory and attract a mate, a new study reveals.
A recent breeding event has restored hope for the future of the critically-endangered plains-wanderer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lifelike full-colour portraits of Australia’s most iconic birds on newly released Birds of Australia Commemorative Collection. An Australian Geographic special offer.
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.