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This beautiful bird’s former name represented colonial dominance – and told us nothing about the species

Australia Post’s release of new bird stamps reflects the country’s changing urban landscapes and highlights little-known habitat loss

Australia’s woodland birds include colourful parrots, flitting honeyeaters, bright blue fairywrens and the unassuming “little brown birds”. Some, such as willie wagtails, laughing kookaburras and rosellas are found in urban gardens. Others, such as swift parrots and regent honeyeaters, are exceptional rarities for which bird enthusiasts spend days or weeks…

"It's going to get worse before it gets better."

They say the first step to recovery is recognising you have a problem; so it is with preserving our precious wildlife

Australia has embarked on an experiment to create a market for biodiversity. No, we’re not talking about buying and selling wildlife, although, sadly, there is a black market for that. This is about repairing and restoring landscapes, providing habitat for threatened species and getting business and philanthropy to help pay…

Topics: Waterbirds back on the coast and a regent honeyeater spotted.

The small native bird, one of an estimated 300 left in the wild, has surfaced after being released as part of a breeding program.

Bird enthusiasts in South Australia are delighted to see a boost in numbers of migratory species and local shorebirds after 18 months of wetter conditions.