Humans may not be the only ones to blame for wildfires. Researchers have preliminary evidence pointing to Australian birds spreading fires in order to force out their prey from protected grassy ...

Finding birds all over your car isn’t most people’s idea of fun. After all, with birds comes bird poop, and who wants that ...

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 ...

People living near parks often find common backyard birds like the Rainbow Lorikeet visit their balconies. Sony NEX-5 camera ...

Australia, love your birds. Australia is home to about 700 bird species, almost half of which are endemic – that is, they are found nowhere else in the world.

This 2020 study, Action Plan for Australian Birds, found that climate change is pushing most of Australia’s birds towards extinction, a situation made more dire by the 2019 and 2020 bushfires ...

A Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis), a bird that has never been documented in the Philippines before, has been ...

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 ...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter with the Australia bureau. Meet an ...

Australian birds, such as tawny frogmouths, form lasting relationships. Gisela Kaplan, Author provided (no reuse) The power of love. Given the above, one is led to the surprising conclusion that ...

On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. The “harrowing ...

Australian birds attract mates with 'scary movie effect' Date: January 18, 2011 Source: The University of Chicago Medical Center Summary: Using a horror film to bring your date closer is a classic ...