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Who’s a clever boy? Cockatoo joins exclusive tool-carrying club

Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks.

Bin-opening was first observed in 2015 and has since spread to 44 different parts of Sydney. Here’s how it happened.

Dozens of endangered orange-bellied parrots have been released into the wild in Victoria as part of a trial to boost their population.

The western ground parrot is rarely seen, so, when images such as this emerge, ecologists become hopeful for the species.

The swift parrot’s predicament is more perilous than previously thought.

With its intensely pigmented emerald and crimson plumage, the eclectus parrot is like a living gemstone.

Named for the twin plumes sprouting from its head, the horned parakeet is dressed head-to-tail tip in tropical colours.

Meet the red-capped parrot, a gorgeous and unusual species found in only one place in the world – the southwestern-most corner of Australia.

With the body of a parrot and the head of a vulture, the Dracula parrot is unnerving and beautiful all at once.

A quiet but colourful bird, the mulga parrot is an Aussie favourite.