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Eagle-eyes needed to spot rare regent parrots
The call is out for bird spotters to ID the habitats of endangered regent parrots in Australia’s southern and eastern states.
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News
Eagle-eyes needed to spot rare regent parrots
The call is out for bird spotters to ID the habitats of endangered regent parrots in Australia’s southern and eastern states.
Reader Photos
Reader photo: father fairy-wren
A fairy-wren dad and the two kids are the subjects of this week’s reader photo from Alison O’Halloran.
Wildlife
Cockatoos causing trouble in Blue Mountains
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are booming in the Blue Mountains of NSW, pushing out more timid native birds.
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Aussie wetlands vitally important, says study
The largest survey ever conducted of Autralian wetlands reveals the most important habitats for waterbirds.
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Black cockatoo numbers down by a third
WA’s endangered black cockatoo numbers may have fallen 35 per cent in just one year.
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New Gouldian finches found in Kimberley
Conservationists in WA’s Dampier Peninsula have discovered a breeding population of the rare Gouldian finch.
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Wild regent honeyeater chick a surprise find
A captive-bred regent honeyeater that was released into the wild and went missing, has turned up with a baby.
News
Mysteries of pigeon milk explained
Pigeon mothers produce ‘milk’ that has similar nutrients to the milk mammals produce, new research shows.
Wildlife
Parrots and lyrebirds: the great pretenders
Why do parrots, lyrebirds and crows, have an amazing ability to mimic the sounds around them?