The boulder-strewn open woodlands of central Victoria are sometimes referred to as the “robinfields”. It’s probably the only area where you can hope to see, in the one place, nine of the 20 species in the Australian robin family.
Understanding how barn owls regenerate the sensory cells in their ears could inform the treatment of hearing loss in humans.
Look to the skies: the season of swooping birds is upon us again.
These findings are the first to show that unborn chicks can learn to recognise parent’s songs.
DARREN HAMLEY is a coordinator of gifted education at Willetton Senior High School in Western Australia. Earlier this year he asked his students to plan an expedition to photograph every species of cockatoo in Australia. They researched the best location to see each of the fourteen species and planned the trip from beginning to end researching weather, equipment, camping locations and where to actually find the birds. All but one was captured— the Palm Cockatoo, which is isolated by floodwaters.
Only 400 Regent honeyeaters still exists in the wild.
The owl was in a critical condition upon being found by museum officials.
They’re nature’s alarm clock, but have you ever wondered why birds serenade us at sunrise? We asked an expert.
Local Indigenous rangers were surprised to spot the bird on the remote Kimberley coast – a long way from home.
For the first time, scientists are using satellite imagery to count bird populations from space – one little white dot at a time.