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“No assessment needed” for habitat destruction in NT

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

The destruction of potential threatened bird habitat has been approved in the NT without requiring further assessments.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

How citizen scientists are protecting Powerful Owls

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 10 October 2025

Citizen scientists across Australia are helping Powerful Owls thrive in our cities, protecting vital habitat and guiding conservation efforts.

Australian Birdlife magazine

How to do a bird count or survey

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 October 2025

Bird surveys are the foundation of conservation, but how do you get started? Learn how to do a bird count or survey through Birdata.

News

Lapwing Alert

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 October 2025

Lapwing Alert

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Watch the magic of the Red Goshawk

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 October 2025

Australia's rarest bird of prey...

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Birds to look out for in October

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Find out more about birds to look out for around Australia this month

Bird of the month

October bird of the month: Australian Reed-Warbler

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Five things you may or may not know about your October Bird of the Month, the Australian Reed-Warbler!

Australian Birdlife magazine

The sounds of recovery

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 6 October 2025

Two sound recordings made thirty years apart in an area devastated by the Black Summer fires tell an unexpected story.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for Baudin's Black-Cockatoo

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 6 October 2025

Western Australia’s most endangered black-cockatoo, Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo, is in the running for Bird of the Year.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Fairy Tern

Birdlife Australia
Sunday, 5 October 2025

The Fairy Tern is a small but fiercely determined bird, known to dive-bomb predators much larger than itself. Plus, they're in the running for Bird of the Year!