A hidden threat facing one of Australia's most iconic birds has been uncovered in a new study. The critically endangered regent honeyeater once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but their ...

Eggshells are the second largest collection represented in ornithology after bird skins and this is one of the most important archives of avian samples worldwide. The museum is thought to hold around ...

Researchers are not only interested in examining the skin and plumage, but also in the associated collecting data and are increasingly focussing on using tiny samples from specimens ... specimens to ...

An international study revealed genetic threats facing Australia's critically endangered songbird - regent honeyeater, ...