The Conversation

Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?

Stephen Garnett receives funding from the Australian Research Council. I am an active member of BirdLife Australia. If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia.
Newsweek

Social Media Helps Sounds of Endangered Birds Soar to No. 5 on the Australian Music Charts

An album consisting of the sounds of endangered Australian birds has made its way to the top of the country's music charts after a heavy push on social media. "Songs of Disappearance" was released Dec ...
Science Daily

Using weather radar to track Australia's migrating birds

Scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies. For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to ...
Science Daily

Australia's most at-risk bird species share some common traits

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...
The Conversation

‘Sad and distressing’: massive numbers of bird deaths in Australian heatwaves reveal a profound loss is looming

Janet Gardner received funding from The Australian Research Council, The Wettenhall Environment Trust, Birds South Australia and the Centre for Biodiversity Analysis CSIRO & ANU. Suzanne Prober ...