Many of us love interacting with and feeding wild birds, but experts say giving them the wrong types of food can do more harm than good.

Something unusual is happening out in the wild in Australia. Some birds are genetically one sex but look and act like the other. Scientists looked at five species: the Australian magpie, laughing ...

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and – as we’ve just ...

The beloved Australian lyrebird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden talent. A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers of ...

SYDNEY — Scientists have documented a surprising rate of sex reversal in wild Australian birds, a phenomenon that could be explained by rising pollution or other environmental triggers. A study of ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species ...

I’ve heard many claims about strange and fantastic behaviors of wild birds, especially those in the crow family. As a scientist, I am naturally skeptical, but as the following excerpt from my new book ...

If your bird feeder is still new, sprinkling the bird seed on the ground rather than just inside will make a big difference to your local birds.