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The heaviest bird nest ever discovered weighed more than 2,000kg. It was built by bald eagles. The tiniest nest, built by a bee hummingbird, was just over 2cm wide.

The internet exploded after a musk duck was recorded saying “you bloody fool” , and a lyrebird cried like a human baby. So what’s the fuss all about?

May 1—State and federal conservation officials are moving forward with a plan to capture up to 30 critically endangered kiwikiu and then ship them to the mainland in a move to prevent the rapidly declining native forest bird, also known as the Maui parrotbill, from going extinct. But the plan, detailed in a recent presentation to the state Board of Land and Natural Resources, has drawn some ...

1:25 Manu Minute with Patrick Hart, February 24th, 2021. To learn more about Dr. Hart's work, visit lohelab.org Ae'o were once much more common in Hawaii, but loss of wetland habitat and introduction of mammalian predators has reduced their population to less than 1500 birds. Hawaiian stilts build their nests on the ground near shallow wetlands. Ae'o are known to aggressively defend their nests by dive-bombing and loudly scolding any intruder, including humans, that comes near. Ae'o are considered to be the kinolau, or physical manifestation, of the Hawaiian god Kū in his fisherman form. Wan...

I collected data about my neighbourhood sulphur-crested cockatoos while stuck home in Melbourne's lockdown. I learned that each bird can eat 200 onion grass plants per hour.