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.

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, lime green, chartreuse, or ...

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

When you think about adopting a bird, budgies and cockatiels are often the first species that spring to mind – but did you ...

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.

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.

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 ...

How native bird species are thriving in dense urban areas. ... is a beneficiary of what might be considered a golden age of universities in Australia in the decades leading up to the 1980s.

Professor Jones said the birds are common in southern Australia and have moved into urban areas. According to professionals, the bird was probably hissing at the woman’s daughter to protect its ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...