Photographed by John Barkla. Gouldian-Finch.

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This Pride Month, meet some of Australia's queer birders challenging the stereotype.

Keeping black-cockatoos safely out of orchards

Five more birds moved to safe haven

BirdLife Australia welcomes a new CEO. Read more in a message from our president, Mandy Bamford.

The Bird Conservation Strategy is our ambitious new strategic plan that outlines our goals for the next decade.

The BirdLife Australia Board welcomed a new President, Mandy Bamford, and Vice President, Professor Hugh Possingham, in May 2023.

Sean Dooley deciphers the tiny clues that help distinguish the different species of female fairy-wren.

Birdlife is pumping in the Channel Country

The Swift Parrot can be hard to identify from Australia's other green parrots, but this handy guide can help you learn to tell them apart