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By joining the biggest community of bird lovers in Australia, you can help us make a positive impact on the future of our native birdlife. The members of BirdLife Australia, along with our supporters and partners, have been powerful advocates for native birds and the conservation of their habitats since 1901.

We are also the meeting ground for everyone with an interest in birds from the curious backyard observer to the dedicated research scientist. It doesn’t matter what your interest in birds is or how much you know about them, your membership will offer you the opportunity to increase your awareness and enjoyment.

Birdlife Australia would be delighted to welcome you as a new member and we look forward to sharing our news and achievements with you throughout the coming year.

Bird Search

Although birds are usually quite easy to see, often they are more difficult to identify. You may have had the briefest glimpse or heard a snatch of its song, or perhaps it was a bird you have never seen before. The best place to look for it is here.

You will discover the remarkable variety of birds that occur across Australia. With stunning images of featured species and some recordings of their songs and calls, you are sure to find that mystery bird, or learn more about species you already know.

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Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery

What is an Orange-bellied Parrot?

The Orange-bellied Parrot is a small 'grass parrot' and as its name suggests, has an orange patch on its belly. They migrate between the Australian mainland and Tasmania, spending summer breeding in Tasmania and winter in coastal Victoria and South Australia. Orange-bellied Parrots nest in hollows of eucalypt trees near button grass plains in south-west Tasmania. Sadly, the OBP is one of Australia's most threatened species, with less than 50 parrots thought to exist in the wild today. It is protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) and is listed as Critically Endangered.

Why are they so threatened?

Current threats to the species include:

  • Habitat loss and modification
  • Predation by cats and foxes
  • Spread of noxious weeds
  • Mortality caused by collisions with structures
  • Inbreeding due to small population and other genetic factors

What is being done to save the Orange-bellied Parrot?

In 2006, the Australian Government, together with other state governments and organisations like BirdLife Australia, committed $3.2 million to protect and expand OBP habitat by:

  • Working with landholders in their winter breedings grounds in Victoria and South Australia
  • Conserving breeding and nesting habitat in Tasmania
  • Improving important migratory habitat and controlling predators in north-west Tasmania and on King Island
  • Managing and enhancing the OBP captive breeding program

 

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Orange-bellied Parrots on a wing and a prayer

Read the latest article in our members' magazine on the history of the OBP by Samantha Vine, BirdLife Australia's Conservation Manager