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Australian Bird of the Year

Australian Bird of the Year 2023: voting is open

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 25 September 2023

Calling all bird lovers – the 2023 Australian Bird of the Year competition starts now. From Bush Stone-curlews to Gang-gang cockatoos, may the best bird win!

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It’s magpie swooping season once again

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Why they do it and how to avoid it

General

Keep owls safe this Owl Awareness Day

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 4 August 2023

Keep owls safe this Owl Awareness Day

General

Pretty in Pink: How Birds Make Pink

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 28 July 2023

These Australian birds were pretty in pink long before Barbie, but how do they do it?

News

Reviving the Land, Restoring Hope

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 24 July 2023

Pioneering world-first mistletoe habitat restoration

News

A new source of disturbance for Eastern Curlews

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 18 July 2023

The increasing use of drones is becoming a conservation issue

Australian BirdLife magazine

10 of Australia's most elusive birds

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 17 July 2023

He seeks them here, he seeks them there, Sean Dooley has sought them everywhere. Here he ponders which Australian birds are the most elusive.

News

2023 Indigenous Grant for Bird Research and Conservation

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 3 July 2023

And the winners are... the Esperance Tjaltjraak Rangers and the Djabugay Bulma Rangers

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Finding pride in birding

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 30 June 2023

This Pride Month, meet some of the queer birders challenging the stereotype

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Third translocation of Western Ground Parrots

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Five more birds moved to safe haven