Northern cardinals, blue jays, American robins, and house sparrows are common birds in North American cities. These small, ...

If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in Australia, 45% are “endemic”, which means they’re unique to Australia.

One of Australia's "most hated birds" — the noisy miner — is now one of its most common, dominating urban environments and driving out smaller and more vulnerable species.

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species.

From the Tasmanian devil to the short-beaked echidna to the red kangaroo, Australia is home to an incredible array of native mammals—and this storied continent is no stranger to fascinating ...

Emus, towering birds native to Australia, had become a significant nuisance in 1932. Western Australian farmers were desperate as these resilient creatures wreaked havoc on their crops, already ...

But the native bird may have figured out how to overhaul its bad reputation. It has developed an "ingenious" method of eating one of the only animals Australians hate more - the cane toad, a toxic ...

Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the glowing property in birds-of-paradise, which are native to Australia ...

These birds are native to South-East Australia and are related to Australia’s crows. Barry Baker Climate rules. The story starts more than 45 million years ago, ...