Birds

The endangered little tern has experienced one of its best breeding seasons in decades, with the highest-ever number of fledglings recorded by scientists.

A wildlife rescuer is urging people to take caution as drought conditions force emus to migrate from their usual outback habitat into Broken Hill in search of refuge and water. 

Australian Consolidated Gold has withdrawn its bid to drill for copper and gold near the Macquarie Marshes in NSW, prompting calls for tougher scrutiny of mining approvals in ecologically sensitive areas.

Agriculture Victoria and the Conservation Regulator are investigating, after the council said the incident at Horsham appeared to be the result of illegal poisoning.

Locals in a South Australian town known for its silo art fear visitors are being driven away by the "toxic" smell created by hundreds of pigeons roosting in a derelict building.

A devastating cyclone helped Kenn Parker build his rainforest home, and now his favourite neighbours are the cassowaries who come to visit with their chicks.

The complex songs of the tiny social bird could advertise whether it's a risk-taking explorer or a stay-at-home defender, and influence how it chooses a mate.

Birdwatching is soaring in popularity, with research showing it reduces distress and boosts mental wellbeing, while also providing crucial data about bird populations.

Birdwatching isn't just a trending global hobby on TikTok, with studies finding it has positive effects on human health.

Authorities are investigating the deaths of seven juvenile wedge-tailed eagles found shot on a rural property in southern New South Wales. 

Little penguin Pearl is so rare she is first of her type seen by an academic who has been studying her species for a decade.

Struggling after the death of her husband, Christina Sobey had her health checked and her blue station wagon serviced before travelling west to Australia's oldest and most remote bird research station. 

A vulnerable population of ground-dwelling malleefowl survived bushfires that tore through one of its few remaining refuges in Victoria, but the remaining hatchlings now face a new challenge.

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic.

The egg shortage is considered a possible motive after chickens were plucked from a flock of birds at a Hobart school.

The collections include 99 per cent of Australia's native birds as well as exotic bird species, skeletons, mammals, reptiles stored in ethanol, eggs and frozen tissue.

Surprised residents in WA's north-west called in the snake catcher when they found a 1.5-metre-long python devouring an unfortunate bird.

Cousins Hayley Kruger and Elyn Andreasen have embraced pigeon training after picking up their passion for the birds from their "Poppy".

Vets and wildlife volunteers are nursing around 100 corellas back to health after the birds survived a suspected mass poisoning in Newcastle that killed hundreds of birds.

Aptly named, Storm the wedge-tailed eagle has been released back into the wild more than a year after being injured in wild weather in Victoria.