Can’t find what you’re looking for? We’re giving the Birdata FAQs a long-awaited update, so please bear with us while we do a full refresh of this content to bring it into 2024. You can direct any and all questions and concerns to birdata@birdlife.org.au or our phone line (03 9347 0757 – press 7 and ... The post Help and FAQs first appeared on Birdata ..read more

This page is a temporary home for the BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee (BARC) reports, while we work to bring the enormous amount of content on the old BirdLife Australia website into the new one. In the meantime, you can access the BARC reports by clicking here or on the button below.   The BirdLife Australia Rarities ... The post BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee first appeared on Birdata ..read more

This page is a temporary home for the Working List, as we work to bring information across from the old website. In the meantime, you can access the Working List of Australian Birds (Version 4.3) by clicking the button below. The most recent update was on October 19th 2023. Birdata is currently operating with Version 2 ... The post The Working List of Australian Birds first appeared on Birdata ..read more

Male Satin Flycatcher vs male Leaden Flycatcher    Leaden and Satin Flycatchers both occur along the eastern seaboard and are summer migrants in the southern end of their range. They both have plumage with a glossy sheen, which can look vastly different depending on the light and angle at which they are being viewed. So ... The post Splitting Pairs first appeared on Birdata ..read more

The Quiet Extinction While much recent attention has focused on the plight of the Mallee Emu-wren, it turns out that the bird that it shares similar habitat with—the Mallee Striated Grasswren—may also be facing an extinction crisis. Sean Dooley reports on recent revelations showing that this quiet, shy bird is in danger of being forever ... The post The Quiet Extinction first appeared on Birdata ..read more

Welcome to the new-look Birdata homepage! Just like the birds, Birdata has moulted into some bright new plumage. But not only does our homepage now look different, we’ve added some new information and user-friendly functions too. You can still access the familiar Birdata functions via the tabs at the top of the page, so hopefully ... The post Latest News first appeared on Birdata ..read more

FIRST ENCOUNTERS BY PAULA PEETERS Plains-wanderer  Five years ago, I was asked to create a colouring book about the Plains-wanderer and its riverina grassland habitat. So in the high summer of 2015, off I went to NSW’s Hay Plain in search of this strange bird. In the morning, I walked across low sandhills between Black ... The post First Encounters first appeared on Birdata ..read more

Can’t find what you’re looking for? We’re giving the Birdata FAQs a long-awaited update, so please bear with us while we do a full refresh of this content to bring it into 2024. You can direct any and all questions and concerns to birdata@birdlife.org.au or our phone line (03 9347 0757 – press 7 and leave a voicemail if we don’t answer) and we will do our very best to help! You can access some general information on birding for science with Birdata here. A simpler graphic version of this poster for beginners is available here. If you need to contact a specific program (e.g. Beach-nesting Bi ..read more

Are you a bushwalker in south-eastern Australia? Contribute to conservation by recording sightings of Hooded Plovers and Eastern Ground Parrots. BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds Program is training and encouraging bushwalkers to record incidental sightings of Hooded Plovers and Eastern Ground Parrots along remote stretches of the Victorian coastline. Coastal birds – accessible vs remote areas Australia’s coastline is home to some of the most threatened groups of birds in the country. Coastal birds face a wide range of threats, from human disturbance on beaches to habitat loss and f ..read more

This page is a temporary home for the Working List, as we work to bring information across from the old website. In the meantime, you can access the Working List of Australian Birds (Version 4) by clicking the button below. Birdata is currently operating with Version 2 of the Working List of Australian Birds. The full taxonomy will be updated in our systems in 2023, to ensure that Birdata matches our official species list. You can direct any queries or feedback to birdata@birdlife.org.au and taxonomy@birdlife.org.au. Explanatory notes, along with the detailed content about BirdLife Au ..read more