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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 has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...
Forbes

Meet The Dazzling ‘Paradise Parrot’–Australia’s Only Extinct Bird

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Australia’s Most Endangered Parrot Faces an Unusual Threat: Trees

Native vegetation blocks the birds’ ability to see approaching predators Anthony Ham - Freelance writer A female (left) and male (right) golden-shouldered parrot J.J. Harrison via Wikimedia Commons ...
The Conversation

First Peoples’ land overlaps with 130 imperilled bird species – and their knowledge may be vital to saving them

Amanda Lilleyman is affiliated with BirdLife Australia. She works for and consults to Aboriginal ranger groups and Charles Darwin University. Jack Pascoe is affiliated with Back to Country and is ...
Science Daily

Identifying Australia's most elusive birds

Scientists have analyzed more than 3.8 million volunteer hours of birdwatching data to identify Australia's most elusive species. University of Queensland scientists have analysed more than 3.8 ...

Is this really the world’s most dangerous bird?

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...
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 ...
The Conversation

We analysed citizen science to find Australia’s top 10 most elusive birds

James Watson has received funding from the Australian Research Council, National Environmental Science Program, South Australia's Department of Environment and Water as well as from Bush Heritage ...

$10,000 reward offered to prove 'extinct' creature with haunting cry still lives

Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can provide proof that the South ...
Yahoo

Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered in Australia

For more than a century, scientists have been unsuccessfully hunting for skull fossils for the thunder bird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, ...
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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. Australia has over 750 native ...