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How the urban bird gets the worm
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/how-the-urban-bird-gets-the-worm/

Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.

World’s oldest fossil of the magpie family discovered in Queensland
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-worlds-oldest-fossil-of-the-magpie-family-discovered-in-north-western-queensland/

A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.

Masked Owl
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/masked-owl/

The Masked Owl is Australia's largest Tyto owl.

Beautiful Firetail
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/beautiful-firetail/

When breeding, Beautiful Firetails search for food in pairs. They scuttle around on the ground and are sometimes mistaken for mice as they rustle through the undergrowth.

Barking Owl
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/barking-owl/

The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.

Diamond Firetail
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/diamond-firetail/

During courtship, the male Diamond Firetail holds a long piece of green grass in his bill, then flies to a branch where he sits near the female and begins to bob up and down. When she approaches, he twists his neck around and opens his bill just like young begging for food.

Spotted Pardalote
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/spotted-pardalote/

The Spotted Pardalote is sometimes known as the "Headache Bird" because of the continuous "sleep-may-be" call it gives during the breeding season.

Cape Barren Goose
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/cape-barren-goose/

The Cape Barren Goose is able to drink salty or brackish water, allowing many of them to remain on offshore islands all year round.

Black Kite
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/black-kite/

The Black Kite is the most abundant raptor (bird of prey) in the world.

Crimson Chat
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/crimson-chat/

When a potential predator approaches the nest of a Crimson Chat, one or both parents will fake an injury on the ground in a distraction display to draw the predator away. It is also known as a 'rodent-run'.