Databases & Journals

What bird is that? Are there penguins in Queensland?
Do you need a little help identifying birds your backyard or in your local park? Or maybe you just want to know a little more about what’s exclusive to your area.

Online bird guides, databases and identification information.

BirdLife Australia has an encyclopaedic knowledge of native Australian birds and forms one of the world’s largest databases of its kind. An excellent source of general species identification and information.

Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program in association with BirdLife AustraliaThis is a great source of information if your interested in learning what birds live in your area, be it urban or rural.

Backyard Buddies is an education initiative of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife and is a non-government organisation on a mission to protect Australia’s ecosystems and native species for generations to come.

Australian Geographic: Birds of Australia offers a range of useful and thoroughly interesting articles on Australian bird life, as well as guides, titbits and art.

Want a little more? Online quality journals regarding Australian birds and general avian information and science.

Australian Field Ornithology is  a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original papers on a broad spectrum of topics relating to Australasian ornithology, including ecology, behaviour and history of individual species and groups.

Emu – Austral Ornithology is a premier journal for research and reviews on ornithological studies relating to the Southern Hemisphere and adjacent tropics.