Huge property for sale in Tasmania in core swift parrot breeding habitat if there’s any philanthropists out there seeking to protect some birds and bush! Lake Leake is an important site for parrots but the broader landscape is being savagely logged www.realestate.com.au/property-lif...

Our latest: Hummingbird and hawkmoth wing shape: Analyzing functional convergence in analogous structures, by Benton Walters @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social, with help from Yuming Liu, Iman Fadel @ferronhg.bsky.social @emilyrayfield.bsky.social and myself.

Hummingbird and Hawkmoth Wing Shape: Analyzing Functional Convergence in Analogous Structures

Synopsis. Similar wing planform shapes have independently evolved in both hummingbirds and hawkmoths, indicating convergence. Functional analysis of bird w

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The choughs must be building a new nest, and frankly they look like shit 🤣🥲 such good birds

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

Delighted that we have just published a new profile for the regent parrot with @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social - check it out for a nice read about a fabulous bird birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Regent Parrot - Polytelis anthopeplus - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Less than 100 King Island scrubtits remain. New ANU research from the Difficult Bird Research Group has revealed serious inbreeding in this critically endangered bird, but also a genetic rescue strategy that could help save it from extinction. Read the full story: @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social

Genetic rescue plan offers hope for critically endangered King Island scrubtit

New research funded by the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species program has revealed alarming levels of inbreeding among the last remaining populations of the King Island scrubtit, a critical...

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The most depressing thing about swift parrots is that this same story has been told repeatedly for the entire 16 years I’ve been working on them - same terrible conservation outcomes again and again with no changes to Tasmanian forest management www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe

It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".

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Death by continual cuts... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe

It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".

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Neil the seal - what a unit! 👑

Immediately stop what you’re doing and watch this video of stone curlews

Paula Wasiak@paulawasiak.bsky.social · last mo.

14 more bush stone-curlews are now home on Milawul! Our most ambitious release yet: 30 experiment days, 200hrs of behaviour data, & a new trial releasing birds with flight feathers intact (less time on roads, faster dispersal, we hope 🤞) Sourced from partners Australia-wide for genetic diversity.

hey twitter margaret kudelka and a bunch of @kudelka.bsky.social’s family and friends are doing dry july, raising money for canteen who do incredible work supporting young people affected by cancer. if you have a few spare bucks you should chuck them here: www.dryjuly.com/users/margar...

Support Margaret Kudelka this Dry July and make a donation.

I have signed up for Dry July to raise money for people affected by cancer. Please show your support and make a donation.

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A delicate and mysterious denizen of the highest canopy, almost otherworldly in the hand. Meant to be glanced only briefly… backlit and cryptic against the sky blue. An immense privilege to breathe the same air, if only for a moment. 🩵

Check out this extensive lit review of Superb Parrot in Birds of the World. Thanks to Dejan Stojanovic and team for their focus on this great species from Down Under.

Dr swift parrot@teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · last mo.

We published a new literature review of superb parrots in @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Have a read and learn about what I think is my favourite bird 💚 birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

We published a new literature review of superb parrots in @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Have a read and learn about what I think is my favourite bird 💚 birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Superb Parrot - Polytelis swainsonii - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Two king parrots eating elm seeds - fantastic birds ❤️💚

This reminds me of the time i watched two lesbian galahs have sex literally for 30 mins while a male sat nearby and watched. Happy pink polycule 🤣

🌈 Dr Ross Brooks@rossbrooks.co.uk · 2mo ago

Three Lions #England #WorldCup 🏳️‍🌈⚽

Three Lions #England #WorldCup 🏳️‍🌈⚽

stumbling upon happy king parrots just quietly hanging out eating weeds 🥲

No words 😶 (Golden-hooded Tanager)

Superb parrots bring me so much joy - perfection just chilling out eating weeds in a city soccer field 😍

Baby gang-gangs are too much ❤️

Canberra is holding its annual poultry show this weekend and it’s bloody fantastic

More than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts have written collectively to @albomp.bsky.social and @jimchalmers.bsky.social, pleading for adequate $ to protect and restore nature biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/scienti... - @biodivcouncil.bsky.social

Scientists and young people send joint letter to PM about intergenerational failure of the budget on nature | Biodiversity Council Australia

Deep frustration with the budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister and Treasurer, pleading for ad...

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Today was world parrot day! Check out this short king bringing lunch for his girlfriend 😍 budgies are not a threatened species, but they’re one of the most iconic parrots in the world. For most people, budgies are the first parrot they ever meet; perfect gateway to loving birds 😍

It’s that time of year again!

We just published a new piece on the blue-winged parrot! One of our least studied difficult birds. Some light Saturday reading with a cup of tea birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Blue-winged Parrot - Neophema chrysostoma - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Oh look, yet *more* evidence that markets are highly unlikely to be the great saviours for nature conservation that the corporate cheerleaders suggest they are! I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya! biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/could-e...

Could entrepreneurial nature finance approaches fill the nature funding gap? Results from global review | Biodiversity Council Australia

A new global review has found that nature finance and biodiversity markets alone are not a silver bullet for closing conservation funding gaps, with governments and philanthropy set to remain essentia...

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My good friend and colleague @yungenchee.bsky.social and I penned an Op Ed for @australia.theguardian.com about @australianlabor.bsky.social's failure to deliver on their promise to voters of 'ending environmental neglect' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Back when we were doing crowdfunding for parrots my mate Jana helped by giving us donations and donor prizes - now she’s doing a crowd fund! Help her build SE London's coolest stationery store Check it out: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/extra-the-...

I have not seen environment at all in budget coverage - does it exist??

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