Australia is home to one-sixth of the world's parrot population. Nearly 60 species of parrot call the country home, thanks to ...
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 ...
New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected. The Threatened Species Recovery Hub study, ...
North Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus, in a cage trap, Northern Territory, Australia© Jess Latimer/Shutterstock.com According to the report, the top five threatened species facing the most habitat ...
Australia is the Land of the Parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of the psittacine family. Many native Australian parrots have weathered ...
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 ...
The Night Parrot, one of the most elusive birds on earth, has been found again in isolated locations of Australia after basically not being found in any verified records for a long period of time. It ...
Critically endangered swift parrots are threatened by ongoing deforestation in the Australian state of Tasmania, with recent estimates suggesting there may be fewer than 300 left in the wild. Under ...
New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected. Scientists found that half of all native ...