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Swift Parrot
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/swift-parrot/

The Swift Parrot migrates between Tasmania and the Australian mainland each year to breed.

Published 10 August 2022

Birds Gould publication
Norfolk Island Kaka
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/norfolk-island-kaka/

The Norfolk Island Kaka had grey-brown on the crown and nape, with yellow to orange on the cheeks.

Published 28 February 2023

Birds Gould publication
Spotted Harrier
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/spotted-harrier/

The Spotted Harrier is a slim bodied raptor with an owl-like facial disc, and long tail.

Published 28 February 2023

Birds Gould publication
First Nations storytelling
https://australian.museum/publications/birds-storybox/first-nations-storytelling/

Australia’s birds play many symbolic roles in First Nations cultures. As carriers of story, they teach us how to live in connection with other living beings.

Published 09 March 2023

First Nations Birds of Australia Birds Gould publication
The Birds of Australia STORYBOX
https://australian.museum/publications/birds-storybox/about/

Inspired by the work of John and Elizabeth Gould, The Birds of Australia, showcases a unique digital experience presented on a 3D storytelling cube.

Published 09 March 2023

Birds Birds of Australia Gould publication
Laughing Kookaburra
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/laughing-kookaburra/

The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.

Published 13 April 2010

Birds Gould publication
Emu
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/emu/

The name 'emu' is not an Aboriginal word. It may have been derived from an Arabic word for large bird and later adopted by early Portuguese explorers and applied to cassowaries in eastern Indonesia. The term was then transferred to the Emu by early European explorers to Australia.

Published 06 April 2010

Birds Gould publication
Budgerigar
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/budgerigar/

Since its introduction into captivity, the Budgerigar (or 'budgie') has been bred into a variety of colour forms, including pure white, blue, yellow, mauve, olive and grey. These colour morphs would not survive in the wild.

Published 27 July 2018

Birds Gould publication
Bar-tailed Godwit
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/bar-tailed-godwit/

Bar-tailed Godwits are the world record holders for non-stop flight: they have been recorded travelling 11,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in only 8 days, flying at an average of more than 50km/h.

Published 31 May 2018

Birds Gould publication
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-calyptorhynchus-banksii/

This is the first cockatoo to be illustrated by Sydney Parkinson, Joseph Banks' draughtsman on the Endeavour, while the Endeavour was being repaired in the Endeavour River.

Published 27 July 2018

Birds Australian bird Gould publication

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Future Now

Step into <i>Future Now</i>, an Australian Museum exhibition about sustainability and be inspired by practical and innovative ways to build a more sustainable future.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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