Magpies have long memories, and human behaviour towards them largely determines how they respond
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New research shows how dinosaurs suppressed their teeth and grew beaks, and then back-shifted this process from adult to embryo stage.
It’s not as dangerous as you might think.
Guam’s trees are in trouble, thanks to the accidental release of a snake species 70 years ago, which has killed off many of the bird species that are vital for the health of the island’s forests.
Have you ever heard chicks peeping in the egg? Have you ever wondered how they manage to take their first breath in the shell?
A team of researchers led by Edith Cowan University have surveyed the PNG island of New Britain to see how the bird population is faring. There’s good news and bad news.
Is birdsong simply a hard-wired, functional, primitive sound – or could we call it ‘music’? Australia’s pied butcherbirds show there are surprising overlaps between birds’ and humans’ musical abilities.
The European goldfinch, with its wonderful coloration and melodic singing, is a favoured pet for people living in the western Maghreb. But continued poaching is putting the species in danger.
New research provides early evidence of general intelligence in animals.
Two recently emerging viruses in domestic pigeons in Australia may pose a significant threat to Australia’s 22 species of native pigeons and doves, many of which have crucial ecosystem roles.
Scientists turn detective to find out what happened to the last specimens of an extinct bird.
Being blue is risky for superb fairy-wrens: males become more cautious when their plumage turns blue, and other wrens take advantage by using them as colourful decoys.
We all know how vital it is for our native bird species to thrive. But what if the only birds that visit your garden are introduced “pest” species? Many people feel these birds deserve some love too.
Intensified rice production in Cambodia’s dry season is wreaking havoc on local bird populations.
Wind turbines kill some birds, but their contribution to total bird deaths is extremely low, as three studies show.
Ordinary grey bird feathers placed under X-ray fluorescence reveal beautiful patterns of elements like zinc, telling a story of feather growth and the environments the birds have experienced.
When the Hume Highway was widened, hundreds of nest boxes were installed to replace habitat for three threatened species. Four years of monitoring has concluded the program is entirely unsuccessful.
New research reveals how flamingos can stand – and even sleep – on one leg for so long.
These birds spend long periods, often asleep, standing on one leg. Is it passive biomechanics or active nervous system control of their muscles that allows them to do easily what’s impossible for us?
Fifteen charter planes arrived in Orkney after a red-windged blackbird was spotted.
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England
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Associate Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology Group, Flinders University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Research Director and Curator, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
