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 ...
EurekAlert!

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 ...
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 ...
insider.si.edu

John Gould's extinct & endangered birds of Australia / Sue Taylor

In 1838, John Gould, the father of Australian ornithology, visited Australia with the intention of gathering material for his great work on Australian birds. In the resulting publication, The Birds of ...