A wonky skull. Enlarged ear chambers. Asymetrical ears. It looks like the elusive night parrot has traded off vision for excellent hearing
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The only other species known to do this are humans and chimpanzees.
The pet trade has spurred a wave of bird imports, leading to escapes or even deliberate releases of exotic species into the wild. New research reveals the threat they now pose to native birds.
Social media platforms have enabled wildlife traders to connect as never before. Some operate legally, within the boundaries of international laws. Others are less scrupulous.
Corvids and parrots might be the superstars of the bird world - but other species like gulls, geese and even chicken have shown some impressive skills too.
The paradise parrot was rediscovered by Cyril Jerrard, a Queensland grazier, in December 1921. But its return was fleeting.
‘Shape shifting’ animals are evolving to deal with heat – by changing the size of their ears, tails, bills and other appendages.
Move over, bin chickens: bin cockies are here, and scientists say they’re confirming the cultural intelligence hypothesis.
For the past 50 years, international animal cognition research has focused on how tool use is related to animal intelligence. But new research casts doubt on long-held assumptions.
Kea were able to correctly guess the most probable scenarios, by evaluating various physical and social cues. Previously, only great apes and humans were known to be able to understand probability.
The newly discovered Heracles inexpectatus stood nearly a metre tall. And its fossil bones sat undiscovered on a museum shelf for more than a decade before its hefty status was finally appreciated.
Here’s how climate change affects recovery efforts for the elusive western ground parrot.
Models suggest that the effects of climate change will devastate the already threatened Timneh Parrot.
The last Carolina parakeet died in a zoo a century ago. A scientist tries to unravel some of this bird’s lasting mysteries.
From mistletoebirds, to bush turkeys, to the festively plumaged eclectus parrot, Australian birds can more than hold their own when it comes to embracing the Christmas spirit.
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.
A Night Parrot snapped in Western Australia confirms the mysterious species survives across Australia, but now the real conservation work begins.
Researchers are planning to monitor orange-bellied parrot nests all summer to make sure they raise chicks successfully.
For more than three decades an egg found in a remote Australian desert was thought to be from a rare nocturnal parrot. So what happened when scientists decided to double-check?
Perfectly adapted for European life, these bright green birds will soon become part of the scenery.
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Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Deputy Director and ARC Future Fellow, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
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Associate research scientist (Ecology), Edith Cowan University
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Research Director and Curator, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Post-doctoral fellow, Australian Landscape Trust, Calperum Station, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology Group, Flinders University
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Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
