Birds

Browse all Birds

Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates with feathers. This easily distinguishes them from all other living animals.

More about Birds
- Birds: Aves
- Modern birds

Evolution of birds

Are birds really dinosaurs? Find out more about their fossil history and evolution.

More about Evolution of birds

Australian birds

Learn more about the wide variety of birds found in Australia and find out more about the Birds in Backyards program run by the Australian Museum and Birds Australia.

More about Australian birds
- Birds in Backyards
- Birds in Backyards: top 30 urban birds

Image gallery

Australian birds

Birds in the Australian Museum Collection

The Australian Museum has one of the largest ornithological collections in the Southern Hemisphere. It contains a large variety of bird skins, mounts, skeletons, eggs, nests, spirit specimens and tissue samples, representing approximately 95% of the world's bird families.