Australia is a bird lover’s delight. Even those of us who haven’t taken up birding as an obsession can’t help but be delighted by the wealth of brightly colored, charismatic species. One large and ...

Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia’s flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. Now, there are less than 300 birds left in the wild.

A rare songbird's existence is under threat because it is failing to learn how to sing love songs, new research suggests. The distinctive black and yellow regent honeyeater - once common across ...

A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has revealed that the regent honeyeater has forgotten its song. The joyful bird, which was once abundant in South Eastern ...

With dappled sunlight plumage and a sweet, soft call, the regent honeyeater is one of Australia’s most iconic – but underrated – birds The regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) might not have the ...

Critically endangered Regent honeyeater songbirds are learning the tunes of other birds, which is causing them to be spurned by potential mates, a new study finds. The bird is losing its 'song culture ...

Captive-bred regent honeyeaters have been released into NSW forests to boost wild populations. In good news, 58 regent honeyeaters have been released into the wild as the species continues to battle ...

New generations of a critically endangered species of songbird are failing to learn the tunes they need for courtship. It could lead to extinction. A male regent honeyeater in Australia. Researchers ...

The blue-faced honey- eater and noisy miner flocks squabbled over use of the Australian backyard. The two assertive, related bird species eventually negotiated a time-sharing arrangement to feed upon ...

Seeing red There is bias towards a special shade of red in the colour of Australian bird-pollinated flowers thanks to the honeyeaters, new research has found. "It's the best evidence to date to ...