14 Apr 2022

Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear comments on their uncanny mimicry of human sounds, their presence on the 10 cent coin, and their stunning...

2 Feb 2021

Male lyrebirds use clever mimicry to increase their chances of sexual success, according to a new study involving researchers from the ANU Research School of...

6 Apr 2020

New Holland honeyeaters are experts at sounding the alarm when there’s danger, using a two-stage alarm call. They ‘front-load’ information about urgency into...

20 Dec 2018

Fairy wrens can learn to recognise the alarm calls of other species.

6 Aug 2018

New research involving biologists from The Australian National University (ANU) shows that some birds are just as skilled as humans at eavesdropping.

11 Oct 2016

A bird's eye view on magpie attacks.

17 Jul 2015

After only two days of training, fairy wrens learnt to flee when they heard an alarm call that was foreign to them, showing that birds can learn to eavesdrop...

3 Jun 2015

The brown thornbill mimics the hawk warning call of a variety of birds to scare off predators threatening its nest. This deception is captured in the short...

17 Nov 2014

The School has done very well with regards to Discovery projects and DECRA fellowships. Congratulations to all successful applicants. Discovery Projects...

21 Oct 2013

Parent birds make a calculated risk when they alert their young to the presence of a predator, a new study by Dr Tonya Haff and Professor Rob Magrath has found...

11 Jun 2013

While showing off to the ladies, male lyrebirds coordinate song with dance, creating a display of a level of sophistication previously only known in humans....

22 Jun 2012

The lyrebird is the reigning king of karaoke in the animal world, with not even the birds being mimicked always able to tell the difference between the...