The Latest Breaking News from BirdLife Australia

The moment has arrived – and the swift parrot has taken the crown for 2023 after the votes for the final 10 candidates

Plans for land clearing near a NSW mine where critically endangered swift parrots have been found point to a failure in Australia’s environmental laws, say advocates for the bird

This beautiful bird’s former name represented colonial dominance – and told us nothing about the species

Australia Post’s release of new bird stamps reflects the country’s changing urban landscapes and highlights little-known habitat loss

You'd know if you heard the sound of the Western Australian parrot known as the 28. Here's how it got its name.

Numbers of super smart seagulls are declining in Australia's largest citizen science project but researchers aren't sure if we've hit "peak gull" or the birds are outsmarting the survey.

A Queensland controversy has been building for eight years and will soon be in the hands of Tanya Plibersek

PM says he is pleased to contribute to Friends of the Western Ground Parrot as the king ‘has long championed conservation’

Australia’s woodland birds include colourful parrots, flitting honeyeaters, bright blue fairywrens and the unassuming “little brown birds”. Some, such as willie wagtails, laughing kookaburras and rosellas are found in urban gardens. Others, such as swift parrots and regent honeyeaters, are exceptional rarities for which bird enthusiasts spend days or weeks…