Who's thriving and who's barely surviving in Australia, the Land of the Parrots?

Australia is the land of the parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of ...
Forbes

Australia’s Night Parrots Can’t See At Night

A critically endangered nocturnal parrot that lives in the middle of Australia’s outback ‘has not evolved to see in the dark’, putting it at risk of crashing into fences A night parrot in the darkness ...
Phys.org

Australia's most at-risk bird species share some common traits

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 ...

Australia’s most seen bird? After 5 million sightings, the answer’s in

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

Chasing the ‘Ghost Bird’ of Australia’s Outback

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 ...
Science Daily

Mysterious Australian Night Parrots may not see in the dead of night

Australia's most elusive bird, the Night Parrot, may not be much better at seeing in the dark than other parrots active during the day. New research reveals that the critically endangered parrot's ...
Forbes

Meet The Australian Bird Whose Tail Is Prettier Than A Peacock’s. Hint: It’s Also One Of The Most Unique Singers

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 ...

How Certain Bird Species Learned to Spread Wildfires for Their Own Survival

Northern Australia’s tropical savannas often catch fire. In some regions, fires sweep through the land every couple of years, ...