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 ...

In the vast, arid landscapes of South Australia's northeast, on the lands of the Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali, a surprising discovery is changing our understanding of one of Australia's most endangered ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shutterstock Up to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the main ...