Risks to birds

Climate change

Long-term changes in temperature, rainfall, sea levels, and extreme weather that alter habitats, food availability, breeding success, and survival.

An Eastern spinebill feeding amongst the varied flowering plants

Eastern Spinebill

Scientific name Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Bird type Honeyeaters

Eastern Rosella

Scientific name Platycercus eximius
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

Spotted Pardalote

Scientific name Pardalotus punctatus
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Small insect eating birds, Urban birds

Bar-tailed Godwit in the start of breeding plumage, facing and looking left

Bar-tailed Godwit

Scientific name Limosa lapponica
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Wonga Pigeon standing on a log, surrounded by green vegetation. Facing and looking left

Wonga Pigeon

Scientific name Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Bird type Bush birds, Garden birds, Urban birds

Brown Treecreeper

Scientific name Climacteris picumnus
Bird type Hollow nesters, Threatened species

Two Pink Cockatoo sitting on a branch, looking and facing left

Pink Cockatoo

Scientific name Lophochroa leadbeateri
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots

Close up of Brolga head, bird looking and facing right

Brolga

Scientific name Grus rubicunda
Bird type Waterbirds

Diamond Firetail sitting on a long curved branch, facing and looking right.

Diamond Firetail

Scientific name Stagonopleura guttata
Bird type Bush birds, Threatened species

Blue-winged Parrot sitting on some foliage, looking and facing forward

Blue-winged Parrot

Scientific name Neophema chrysostoma
Bird type Parrots

Australian Little Bittern

Scientific name Ixobrychus dubius
Bird type Waterbirds

Glossy Black Cockatoo sitting on diagonal branch, bird facing forward but looking off to the right.

Glossy Black-Cockatoo

Scientific name Calyptorhynchus lathami
Bird type Hollow nesters, Parrots, Survey species, Threatened species