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Parrots in Peril: A Decade of Conservation Challenges

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 12 October 2023
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Ten years ago, Australian Birdlife published an overview of the conservation status of Australia’s parrots, finding that 12 could plunge into extinction.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Weekend at Bruny Island

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 11 August 2023
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How many birds can you see in just three days? Natasha Harris heads to Bruny Island for a long weekend to find out, and uncovers a whole lot more in the process
Australian Birdlife magazine

10 of Australia's most elusive birds

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 17 July 2023
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He seeks them here, he seeks them there, Sean Dooley has sought them everywhere. Here he ponders which Australian birds are the most elusive.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Our Bird Conservation Strategy: Save Birds. Save Life.

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 1 June 2023
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The Bird Conservation Strategy is our ambitious new strategic plan that outlines our goals for the next decade.
Australian Birdlife magazine

50 Shades of Brown: Identifying female fairy-wrens

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023
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Sean Dooley deciphers the tiny clues that help distinguish the different species of female fairy-wren.
Australian Birdlife magazine

The private life of penguins

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 18 January 2023
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Itinerant penguins from across the Southern Ocean are often spotted on Australia’s southern beaches in late summer and early autumn.
Australian Birdlife magazine

The Pelican Puzzle

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 24 November 2022
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Back-to-back years of La Niña rains have created ideal breeding conditions for the Australian Pelican, a much-loved bird we know surprisingly little about.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Paradigm Swift

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 2 March 2022
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BirdLife Australia’s Beau Meney introduces Swift Parrot Search, a new monitoring approach that will help us keep tabs on this highly threatened species.