The Conversation

Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of

Fiona Backhouse received funding from BirdLife Northern NSW, and was assisted by funding from the National Science Foundation (USA). Anastasia Dalziell receives funding support from the University of ...
Indiatimes

Meet the Lyrebird: The bird that can mimic an entire forest for survival

Recent research reveals that female superb lyrebirds possess complex, context-dependent songs, challenging the notion of their vocal insignificance. These vocalisations serve essential survival ...
The Conversation

Prince Albert had nothing to do with the lyrebird bearing his name. Should our birds be named after people?

Felix Cehak receives funding from UNSW in the form of a current PhD student stipend. Influential ornithologist John James Audubon’s historical ownership of slaves has spurred a debate about bird names ...
Grist

Awesome bird records its own habitat destruction

Here's where it gets depressing, though: Along with kookaburra calls and the clicks of Nat Geo cameras, the birds are recording the sounds of their own habitat being destroyed. Watch the video above ...