birds of australia Archives

Female fairy-wrens sing for other females

Female fairy-wrens sing as often as males, and it’s not just for sex, a new study has revealed

The first clear images and video footage of Australia’s most elusive bird have been captured in south-western Queensland

This bright blue male fairy-wren is one of the more colourful of Australian bird species

Three, two, one…the striated heron lifts off

Researcher Christina Zdenek captured some rare film of the elusive wild palm cockatoo

These social birds are so reliant on the family they’ll even kidnap babies to boost numbers

This rare eastern ground parrot is camouflaged beautifully in the grasslands it inhabits

Male bowerbirds may look like they’re at the mercy of picky females, but these males have an optical illusion up their sleeves

Black cockatoos might be the talkative larrikins of the skies, but they need our help

The regent bowerbird male is one of the more striking of the family of bower builders, and he’s intelligent too