As night settled across the Australian outback, a rare bird emerged from its hiding place and moved across the ground. Unbeknownst to it, a nearby trail camera photographed its brief appearance. The ...

Traffic noise is disrupting how tiny Australian birds communicate and defend their territories. Human-made sounds are ...

Some peculiar parrots in Australia might be using pungent plants to get high. These bizarre birds, named Norfolk Island green parrots, were spotted rubbing chewed-up plants to their feathers, ...

Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its ...

The night parrot, once thought extinct, is thriving in Ngururrpa Country. New surveys provide vital information to protect its populations.

One of the trash-loving parrots at work in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Credit Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Scientists have discovered the latest fad sweeping across the ...

CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic ...

An elusive, nocturnal parrot disappeared for more than a century. An unlikely rediscovery led to ornithological scandal — and then hope. By Anthony Ham There had been no confirmed sightings of a live ...

Among bird enthusiasts who are keen to spot Australia’s most beautiful and elusive species, few parrots are as sought-after as this princess. A striking bird that calls the sandy deserts of Central ...

When Barbara Klump ran into homeowners on trash-collection day, she would tell them that something very special was happening in their suburb of Sydney. She meant the birds. The big white ones?, the ...

Australia’s night parrot is nocturnal, but the rare and elusive bird may not actually be able to see very well in the dark, according to a new study. In fact, the bird’s vision is likely similar to ...