Cassowaries are among the most intimidating birds on Earth, towering rainforest giants armed with dagger-like claws capable ...

More than 64,000 enthusiastic twitchers took place in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count, counting and recording 5.27 ...

Bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of human items—from glass and plastic to banknotes and even a pair of ...

The Australian magpie has swooped to victory as the most common bird sighted throughout Australia’s backyards, parks and ...

Male bowerbirds in Australian cities are increasingly decorating their courtship structures with discarded human objects — ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. The study is published in the ...

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When the avian uprising inevitably occurs, humans will be wise to defect immediately to the Bird Army. A new study suggests that certain species of birds in Australia have figured out a way to spread ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...

A virulent strain of bird flu continues to spread across the world. Australia, New Zealand and Pacific nations are the only countries free from the infection, but this will no doubt change. Known as ...