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Detention centre threatens endangered parrot
A population of Carnaby’s cockatoos may have their habitat destroyed if a detention centre goes ahead.
Tag: birds
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Female finches stressed by bad mating choice
Female Goudlian finches find it hard to make the best of a bad mating decision when the pickings are slim.
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Fairy-wrens hitchhike on predator’s song
Male fairy-wrens flirt with danger, singing love songs after a predator’s call, when a female is most attentive.
Wildlife
Studying penguins may harm them
Penguins may be hindered by tracking bands used for scientific research, a new report shows.
Wildlife
The ghost birds of Norfolk Island
Ghostbuster Guy Dutson goes in search of long-lost birds from Norfolk Island’s past.
Destinations
Broome’s bewildering Bird Observatory
Broome Bird Observatory is so impressive it might just make a twitcher out of the most sceptical novice.
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World first: albino kookaburras found
What are believed to be the world’s first albino blue-winged kookaburras have been found in Queensland.
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Aussies head south to track Antarctic seabirds
Scientists have set sail for Antarctica to study snow petrels and their link with climate change.
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Camouflage feathers send sexy signals
Birds with less fancy feathers use their patterns for both attracting mates and camouflaging, new research says.
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Bowerbirds use optical illusion to attract mates
Male bowerbirds arrange object to appear bigger and more attractive to females, scientists find.