If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in Australia, 45% are “endemic”, which means they’re unique to Australia.

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.

One of Australia's "most hated birds" — the noisy miner — is now one of its most common, dominating urban environments and driving out smaller and more vulnerable species.

Rescue effort underway for Millie the rare native bird that stowed away on a cruise ship and ended up 1,300km from home as thousands sign petition to bring her back ...

Native to Australia’s eastern seaboard, rainbow lorikeets dwell in forest and scrubland and in leafy coastal suburbs. They are the country’s most common backyard bird.

Emus, towering birds native to Australia, had become a significant nuisance in 1932. Western Australian farmers were desperate as these resilient creatures wreaked havoc on their crops, already ...

But the native bird may have figured out how to overhaul its bad reputation. It has developed an "ingenious" method of eating one of the only animals Australians hate more - the cane toad, a toxic ...

These birds are native to South-East Australia and are related to Australia’s crows. Barry Baker Climate rules. The story starts more than 45 million years ago, ...