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Eyrean Grasswren
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/birds/ornithology-collection-eyrean-grasswren/The Eyrean Grasswren, Amytornis goyderi, was until the late 1970s known only from specimens collected in 1874 at Macumba River, north-west of Lake Eyre, South Australia.
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Night Parrot
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/collections/natural-science/ornithology/ornithology-collection-night-parrot/The Night Parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, is a rather undistinguished looking bird: plump, medium-sized and mottled with yellowish green and dark brown.
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Facebook for birds
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/news/blog/facebook-for-birds/The Cockatoo Wingtag project is shining a light on the extensive social networks and daily routines of 100 of Sydney's tagged birds.
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Ornithology
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/collections/natural-science/ornithology/Ornithology is the branch of zoology devoted to studying birds. Around 10,000 species of bird inhabit the world, ranging from tiny hummingbirds up to huge ostriches. The Australian Museum's Ornithology Collection contains a wide cross-section of these fascinating animals.
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Miner stocks continue to rise, closing out small consumers
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/news/blog/amri-miner-stocks-continue-to-rise/A large-scale research collaboration has discovered why the native Noisy Miner now dominates bird communities in eastern Australia.
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World’s oldest fossil of the magpie family discovered in Queensland
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/news/blog/amri-worlds-oldest-fossil-of-the-magpie-family-discovered-in-north-western-queensland/A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.
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How the urban bird gets the worm
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/news/blog/how-the-urban-bird-gets-the-worm/Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.
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The quest for the Dwarf-Kingfisher
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/news/blog/the-quest-for-the-dwarf-kingfisher/If a kingfisher is caught in a net, does it reside in the forest?
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Modern birds
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/birds/modern-birds/It is clear to us today what is a bird and what is not as feathers make it difficult to confuse them with any other living animal. Many other features – such as wishbones and specialised joints in the wings – are also unique. We place birds in a major group called Aves.
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Black Swan
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/birds/black-swan/The Black Swan is the only entirely black-coloured swan in the world.