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Emperor Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/emperor-bird-of-paradise/

Emperor Bird of Paradise, Scientific name: Paradisaea guilielmi

Published 24 March 2011

Birds Birds of Paradise Emperor Bird of Paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
Red Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/red-bird-of-paradise/

Red Bird of Paradise, Scientific name: Paradisaea rubra

Published 24 March 2011

Birds Paradisaea rubra Red Bird of Paradise Birds of Paradise
Magnificent Bird of Paradise
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/magnificent-bird-of-paradise/

Magnificent Bird of Paradise factsheet

Published 24 March 2011

Birds Birds of Paradise Magnificent Bird of Paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
Victoria’s Riflebird
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/victorias-riflebird/

Victoria’s Riflebird, Birds of Paradise

Published 24 March 2011

Birds Victoria’s Riflebird Birds of Australia Ptiloris victoriae
Paradise Riflebird
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/birds-of-paradise/paradise-riflebird/

Paradise Riflebird, Birds of Paradise

Published 24 March 2011

Birds Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus Birds of Paradise
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
Powerful Owl
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/powerful-owl/

The Powerful Owl is Australia's largest owl.

Published 07 July 2011

Birds 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
Bush Stone-curlew
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/bush-stone-curlew/

Bush Stone-curlews were formerly found in the fertile, shale-soiled areas of Sydney - the Cumberland Plain - but are now absent and are listed as threatened in New South Wales because of land clearing practices.

Published 03 August 2011

Birds

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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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special Exhibition
10 May – 7 September 2025

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
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