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By joining the biggest community of bird lovers in Australia, you can help us make a positive impact on the future of our native birdlife. The members of BirdLife Australia, along with our supporters and partners, have been powerful advocates for native birds and the conservation of their habitats since 1901.

We are also the meeting ground for everyone with an interest in birds from the curious backyard observer to the dedicated research scientist. It doesn’t matter what your interest in birds is or how much you know about them, your membership will offer you the opportunity to increase your awareness and enjoyment.

Birdlife Australia would be delighted to welcome you as a new member and we look forward to sharing our news and achievements with you throughout the coming year.

Bird Search

Although birds are usually quite easy to see, often they are more difficult to identify. You may have had the briefest glimpse or heard a snatch of its song, or perhaps it was a bird you have never seen before. The best place to look for it is here.

You will discover the remarkable variety of birds that occur across Australia. With stunning images of featured species and some recordings of their songs and calls, you are sure to find that mystery bird, or learn more about species you already know.

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Projects
Atlas & Birdata
Beach-nesting Birds
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery
Shorebirds 2020
Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

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Atlas & Birdata

The Atlas is one of BirdLife Australia's greatest resources, allowing us to track changes in birds across the country. Since 1998 a dedicated band of... More >

Beach-nesting Birds

BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds project works with community volunteers across Australia to help raise awareness among beach users about... More >

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery

BirdLife Australia has been running the Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery project since 2001. We work with various land managers, government and... More >

Shorebirds 2020

The Shorebirds 2020 program aims to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird population monitoring in Australia. To report on the population... More >

Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

Since European settlement one-third of Australia’s woodlands and 80% of temperate woodlands have been cleared. The Woodland Birds for Biodiversity... More >

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Publications

BirdLife Australia has a long and proud history of
excellence in publishing

Our Members’ Magazine

For many years we have published a magazine especially for our members, most recently as Wingspan and The Bird Observer (download the index below). BirdLife Australia has united these popular publications to create Australian Birdlife, a lavish, full-colour magazine brimming with interesting articles and all the latest news and views on birds, birdwatching, conservation and the people behind it all — a must-read for anyone with an interest in native birds.

If you would like to receive Australian Birdlife in your letterbox every quarter, click here to join BirdLife Australia and experience that warm fuzzy feeling you get by supporting our vital research and conservation work.

Our Scientific Journals

Our earliest publication was The Emu, which began life as a ‘means of intercommunication between all interested in ornithology’, featuring articles of both scientific and general interest, as well as bird news from Australia and abroad, discussions and the Union’s business. Over the years it has grown in stature from these humble beginnings and is now widely regarded as a world-class scientific journal, Emu — Austral Ornithology.

It is complemented by a second peer-reviewed journal Australian Field Ornithology, published since 1959, which contains material on Australasian ornithology that will be of interest to all members and anyone interested in birds in the Australasian region.

A plate from HANZAB Volume 4

State of Australia's Birds

The State of Australia's Birds (SOAB) draws on information generated by BirdLife Australia's research and conservation projects, incorporating prevailing scientific knowledge to focus attention on one of a variety of major conservation issues.

Newsletters

Less serious, but just as important, many of our projects produce their own newsletters, such as Atlas News, Volunteer, Painted Snippets, Word About the Hood and The Bittern Chronicle, to keep participants and other interested people informed about their progress and achievements. Most of our branches, groups and facilities also produce their own newsletters to keep supporters up to date with goings on.

Books, Reports and Monographs

The results of many years hard work are showcased in our award-winning books. The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) is a seven-volume encyclopaedia which contains details of everything that is known about the birds in our vast region, and The New Atlas of Australian Birds showcases the results of our biggest ever member-based project, with distribution maps of all of our birds, compiled from records from thousands of birdwatchers.

Our large collection of research-based reports results from our many conservation and research projects and activities, and covers an eclectic variety of bird-related topics ranging from the conservation of threatened species to effective land management, and from monitoring methods to Indigenous bird names. We have also published an authoritative collection of monographs, lengthy scientific publications that deal with a single topic in ornithology in great detail, usually referring to studies of a single species, a particular suite of species or a specific region.