Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved ...

First edition published under title: Australian bird names : a complete guide. ©2013. BIRDMAI copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Nada Kramar Endowment Income Fund. An entertaining ...

In 1838, John Gould, the father of Australian ornithology, visited Australia with the intention of gathering material for his great work on Australian birds. In the resulting publication, The Birds of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a picture of bustards (left) caused heated debate, author Daryl Jones (right) has explained Aussies are often confused by ...