Many Australians discovered the country’s extraordinary birds during COVID. They’d always been there, but it seems we were ...

An elusive, nocturnal parrot disappeared for more than a century. An unlikely rediscovery led to ornithological scandal — and then hope. By Anthony Ham There had been no confirmed sightings of a live ...

John Woinarski is affiliated with Charles Darwin University, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and the Biodiversity Council. Sarah Legge receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Now that the covid omicron lockdown has thrown a wrench into ...

Michelle Cawthorn, a work from the Anni's Birds series (2025) (all images courtesy the artists) BETHANY, Connecticut — Shortly after I met Peter Sharp and Michelle Cawthorn, Australian artists who had ...

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 ...

Bird flu has made its way to almost every corner of the globe. First detected in China in 1996, it's spread across Asia and to to Europe and Africa. Catching a ride on migratory birds, it crossed the ...

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 ...

AUSTRALIA, the birds of which have a foremost place among those of the world for their variety of form and beauty of plumage, has been fortunate in having two splendid treatises devoted to its ...

The Age of Dinosaurs wasn’t just a heyday of spiky and toothy giants. Birds were just as much a part of the dinosaurian saga as Stegosaurus, and a new find among the rocks of southern Australia ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGBURG — The Catskill Exotic Bird Club will be holding its 30th anniversary dinner at the Eagle's Nest in Bloomingburg tomorrow. The featured speaker will be Dr. Amy Hopkins with her fascinating ...