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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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Conservation is at the heart of everything we do

With specialised knowledge and the commitment of an Australian-wide network of volunteers and supporters we are creating a bright future for Australia's birds.

Projects

BirdLife Australia currently runs over 30 projects nationwide, and many more have been successfully completed over our long history. Projects range from site-specific, on-ground works to national-scale surveys involving thousands of volunteers. They are run by highly dedicated, experienced people, who are passionate about protecting our birds and their habitats.

While we focus our efforts on large-scale, projects guided by our Bird Conservation Strategy, BirdLife Australia still runs a very extensive and diverse array of activities centred on research, conservation and community engagement.

A range of exciting volunteer activities is available within our project portfolio. Explore our projects and see how dedicated we are to creating a bright future for Australia's birds.

Tree planting for Woodland Birds for Biodiversity project in the Capertee Valley

Atlas & Birdata

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 over 7000 atlassers have amassed over 420,000 surveys, comprising over 10 million bird records.

 Beach-nesting Birds

Beach-nesting Birds

BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds project works with community volunteers across Australia to help raise awareness among beach users about our beach-nesting birds, train local volunteers to monitor birds, identify threats and protect eggs and chicks, as well as researching new ways of improving their breeding success.

 Bittern Project

Bittern Project

The Bittern Project was started in 2007 in response to concerns over the plight of the Australasian and Australian Little Bittern. Our research has revealed that the Australasian Bittern is indeed threatened and through our efforts has been added to the EPBC list as Endangered, while the Australian Little Bittern has less precise habitat requirements and is not currently threatened. This project aims to help ensure the long-term survival of Bitterns and other species that inhabit freshwater wetlands.

 Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery

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 non-government agencies, NRM groups and volunteers to identify and prioritise nesting sites for recovery actions, and engage local communities in programs and education to help save this threatened species.

 Cowra Woodland Birds Program

Cowra Woodland Birds Program

The Cowra Woodland Birds Program, a series of projects aimed at helping to reverse the decline of woodland birds in the Cowra district, is now entering its 11th year. The projects are focused on scientific research and the management of birds in their woodland habitats.

 Great Western Woodlands

Great Western Woodlands

BirdLife Australia has joined forces with The Nature Conservancy to embark on a bird research and conservation project in the Great Western Woodlands, conducting systematic bird surveys to discover information about the birds in this unique region.

 Important Bird Areas

Important Bird Areas

Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites of global bird conservation importance and BirdLife Australia has identified and documented almost all of the Australian IBAs. IBAs are priority areas for bird conservation and we aim to monitor birds at our IBAs, advocate their importance to government, and work with land-holders and other local people to conserve them.

 Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery

Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery

The Orange-bellied Parrot is one of the world's most endangered species. Together with the Australian and state governments, BirdLife Australia is trying to help save this migratory parrot from extinction. Read more about how you can help save the Orange-bellied Parrot.

 Painted Snipe Project

Painted Snipe Project

The Australian Painted Snipe Project was established in 2001 to address population declines identified for the species across Australia. Through it’s monitoring program, the project continues to fill knowledge gaps, track population trends and document habitat requirements of this rare and cryptic wader in order to halt species decline.


Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery

The South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery project coordinates the management and recovery of this endangered bird across its range in South Australia and Victoria, attempting to reverse population declines and to initiate long-term measures to ensure the future of a viable breeding population.

 Shorebirds 2020

Shorebirds 2020

The Shorebirds 2020 program aims to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird population monitoring in Australia. To report on the population trends of shorebirds with greater confidence than in the past, and to further identify what factors are driving those changes in order to support the conservation and effective management of shorebirds and their habitats.

 Threatened Bird Network

Threatened Bird Network

The Threatened Bird Network is a community based program aimed at encouraging participation in urgent conservation tasks for threatened birds. Find out more about how you can volunteer in one of these tasks and gain valuable experience in the field.

Waterbirds in Western Port

Waterbirds in Western Port

Western Port’s waterbirds have been counted regularly since 1973, and that tradition continues with this project, now one of the longest running survey's in our project portfolio.

 Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

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 project aims to enhance the conservation of threatened and declining woodland birds in the temperate region of south-eastern Australia, including the high profile Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater.