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The birds of Heard Island With the potential outbreak of H5 bird flu on Heard Island, we take a look at some of the special birds which live there. Meet the birds of Heard Island – one of the most remote places on earth With the potential outbreak of H5…Read more

…species. “The birds are hanging on… it gives us a bit of optimism.” Captive-bred birds that are banded have been sighted with wild populations, a fantastic sign of the success of the species. With the current Regent Honeyeater population estimated at 250 to 300 birds in the wild – probably…Read more

More good news for one of world’s rarest birds Critically Endangered Orange-bellied Parrots have returned to the mainland in record numbers, in more good news for one of the world’s rarest birds. Orange-bellied Parrots return to mainland in record numbers 18 Critically Endangered Orange-bellied Parrots have already been…Read more

What are your Senators’ favourite Aussie birds? Help save birds and places you love, by reminding your local Senators of the birds they love! Help save birds and places you love, by reminding your Federal Senators of the birds they love! Help save birds and places you love, by reminding…Read more

…inshore waters. Large flocks of Fairy Terns have been seen in north-western Australia, with such flocks containing up to three thousand birds, and one flock was estimated to comprise 15,000 birds. Elsewhere, their flocks are much smaller, generally up to 50 birds. Movements of the Fairy Tern are complex, with…Read more

…became extinct. Habitat The main habitats of the Emu are sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland. These birds are rarely found in rainforest or very arid areas. Behaviour Standing at up to 1.9 metres tall, the flightless Emu is one of the world’s largest birds. One of the first birds to…Read more

…its screeching call, either from birds flying swiftly overhead, or from birds foraging high in the canopy of a gum tree. They are often noisy as they feed on the nectar of flowering eucalypts, regularly in the company of other nectar-feeding birds, such as Rainbow, Musk and Little Lorikeets, as…Read more

…with some mimicry and harsher notes. Grey Butcherbirds are predators. They prey on small animals, including birds, lizards and insects, as well as some fruits and seeds. Uneaten food may be stored in the fork or a branch or impaled. Grey Butcherbirds sit on an open perch searching for prey…Read more

…and is flattened along the mid-line of the bird . The legs are powerful and grey in colour. Juvenile birds are similar to adults but duller. Location These birds are generally sedentary in permanent territories. Young may disperse at end of first year up to about 17 months. Habitat Open…Read more

Tasmanian Native-hen spotted the hen grazing behind the tree a short distance away from the photographer.

…occur close to water. One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance begins with a pair of birds picking up grass, tossing it into the air and catching it again. This is followed by the birds repeatedly leaping a…Read more

Close up of Brolga head, bird looking and facing right

…the Tawny Frogmouth is silver-grey, slightly paler below, streaked and mottled with black and rufous. A second plumage phase also occurs, with birds being russet-red. The eye is yellow in both forms, and the wide, heavy bill is olive-grey to blackish. South-eastern birds are larger than birds from the north….Read more

A Tawny Frogmouth in a tree, looking directly at the camera, not impressed.

2024 Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey results Latest Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey reveals dramatic decline in waterbirds counted in the Murray‒Darling Basin. Half as many waterbirds counted in annual Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey Latest Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey reveals dramatic decline in waterbirds counted in the Murray‒Darling Basin. The annual Eastern…Read more

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The birds of Heard Island

Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater Sightings Spark Hope

More good news for one of world’s rarest birds

What are your Senators’ favourite Aussie birds?

Fairy Tern

Emu

Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Grey Butcherbird

Tasmanian Native-hen

Brolga

Tawny Frogmouth

Half as many waterbirds counted in annual survey