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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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Projects
Atlas & Birdata
Beach-nesting Birds
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery
Shorebirds 2020
Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

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Atlas & Birdata

The Atlas is one of BirdLife Australia's greatest resources, allowing us to track changes in birds across the country. Since 1998 a dedicated band of... More >

Beach-nesting Birds

BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds project works with community volunteers across Australia to help raise awareness among beach users about... More >

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery

BirdLife Australia has been running the Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery project since 2001. We work with various land managers, government and... More >

Shorebirds 2020

The Shorebirds 2020 program aims to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird population monitoring in Australia. To report on the population... More >

Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

Since European settlement one-third of Australia’s woodlands and 80% of temperate woodlands have been cleared. The Woodland Birds for Biodiversity... More >

@BirdlifeOz

The UK's first crane egg in four centuries has been laid! Congrats @WWTworldwide! http://t.co/3RhrEyjJfy

Is nowhere safe from shooting, grazing & logging? National Parks don't seem to be. We call for Fed protection now: http://t.co/CSUzaOTulb

We report on more illegal bird massacres in Victoria: http://t.co/KGU2KXH4lB

Achievements

BirdLife Australia has, through its history, experienced a number of significant achievements, each of which has added to the protection of Australia’s birds. When the achievements of  our two component organisations, Birds Australia and BOCA, are examined separately, they comprise an enviable list of results, but these are amplified greatly when added together.

From the earliest days, when the word conservation was virtually unknown, our members were campaigning against the collection of breeding plumes from various species of egrets for the whims of milliners’ fashion. And they were successful, achieving a ban on the industry, thus saving entire populations of waterbirds.

We were also successful in achieving a ban on the collection of shearwater eggs, and campaigned to ban live trap-shooting, where galahs and other native birds were released en masse and then shot down in their droves. Various sanctuaries were protected only after agitation by our members, and we are the custodians of the ‘Land for Wildlife’ program. These are just a few examples, but our achievements in the field of conservation have continued throughout our history and there are far too many to mention them all.

Beach-nesting birds project volunteers learning about Hooded Plovers

Educating the family in temperate rainforest

Our recent achievements

  • We identified 314 Important Bird Areas throughout Australia and its territories
  • We successfully campaigned to have the Australasian Bittern and Australian Painted Snipe officially recognised as threatened species, with the extra protection that this entails
  • Our volunteers have collected 10 million records for our Atlas of Australian Birds database since 1998
  • Our Beach-nesting Birds project has overseen a 400% increase in breeding success of Hooded Plovers on some Victorian beaches
  • We fenced off 1500 hectares of vital breeding habitat for Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos
  • We coordinated the planting of 28,000 trees in just one year to revegetate Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo habitat in western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia
  • We have more than 10,000 members for the first time, giving us greater influence so that we can give Australia’s birds a bright future