Birds can be grouped by their relationships to each other. Usually this is by their scientific classification into families and orders. But there are other ways that birds may be categorised. Here you can find birds grouped by their behaviour, the habitat they live in, the foods they eat or by their abundance (both rare and common). Each group page will help you find fact sheets for individual bird species as well as related links such as current research and surveys.
Birds under threat
Find out about threatened bird species, conservation, and how you can help.
Birds behaving badly
Read about why some birds behave badly in urban habitats.
Honeyeaters
Find out more about the diverse group of birds known as honeyeaters.
Parrots
Explore this group of large, brightly-coloured birds.
Sea birds
Learn about this group of birds, commonly found on, over or near the ocean.
Water birds
Learn more about this large and varied bird group, found mainly in fresh water.
Survey species
Find out more about birds currently being surveyed for Birds in Backyards.
Top 40 bird songs
Learn about how birds make sounds and listen to our Top 40 bird songs.
Small insect-eating birds
Find out why these birds are declining in urban areas.
Introduced birds
Find out which birds in Australia are introduced species.
Shore birds and waders
Take a look at some of these birds of shores, mudflats, wetlands and lagoons.