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State of the world's birds case studies
State: What we know about the changing state of birds
- Common birds are disappearing in eastern Australia
- In Australia, the extinction of birds since 1750 can be linked to human impacts
- Some countries are particularly important for threatened birds
Pressure: Why birds are declining
- In Australia, fires are linked to habitat changes and the decline of many bird species
- Collisions and electrocutions pose real threats for young and migrating birds
- Climate change is impacting the distribution, abundance and migration of Australian birds
- The number of montane endemic birds that go extinct in Australia depends on the degree of warming
- Sea level rise poses a major threat to coastal ecosystems and the biota they support
Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds
- Birding routes in South Africa: integrating livelihood development with biodiversity conservation
- Around the world volunteers underpin much of BirdLife’s work
- BirdLife Australia is bringing together residents and land managers to protect beach-nesting birds
- BirdLife Partners are helping to restore island ecosystems by eradicating invasive alien species
Latest BirdLife community news posts
Regent Honeyeaters on the loose
Plight of wetland bird recognised in Australia
Regent flight to recovery
For all Community stories relating to Australia please click here
Key publications
References
- Dutson, G., Garnett, S. and Gole, C. (2009) Australia’s Important Bird Areas. Key sites for conservation. Birds Australia (RAOU) Conservation Statement 15, October 2009.
Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Australia. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/australia. Checked: 2013-06-19
