Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea's large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and invasive species, altering entire ecosystems and threatening the conservation of ...

Cawthorn’s collages, collectively titled Anni’s Birds, feature images of birds pulled from a variety of sources, including John Gould’s seven-volume guide The Birds of Australia (1840–48 ...

Largest citizen science event reveals Australia's iconic rainbow bird the most numerous bird species.

Scientists in Australia have discovered a disturbing feature of the birds around the remote Lord Howe Island in New South Wales—they crunch. The picturesque landscape, located about a two-hour ...

On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch Seabirds have been fishing plastic from the ocean and feeding it to their chicks, researchers say. One bird was found to ...

Scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

Their voices, colourful plumage and stories have inspired generations of classical musicians. Here is a small selection of Australian birds in classical music to wake up to or wind down your day.

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.

SYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra A$95 million ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird ...

Nabbing a drink is just the latest skill for this innovative group of Australian birds.

Two million Australian chickens have already been killed in the nation's bird flu outbreak — and that's before the deadliest strain of the virus hits our shores.

SYDNEY – Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra 95 million Australian dollars ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through ...