House finches are small songbirds. Males have rosy red heads and chests, while females are brownish. These birds are native ...

Tucked away in the grasslands of northern Australia lives one of nature’s most strikingly colourful birds – the Gouldian finch. Known for their vivid plumage and charming personalities, these birds ...

Just three more boxes. Manfred Gahr apologizes for the slight disarray. “Just these three and the move is complete,” he says. When they are unpacked, his office – the room in which renowned ...

William Feeney receives funding from Australian Geographic and the Australian National University. Species must reproduce to survive, and animals have found unique ways of achieving this. For some, ...

A new aviary has opened in a seaside resort, 20 years after first being proposed. The Cooper-Thompson Rescue Aviary, on Pines Walk in Bournemouth Gardens, houses about 200 tropical birds, replacing an ...

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