More than 700 species of water birds and land birds live and migrate around Australia. Each has their own preferred habitat.
Click on any of the species on the left hand menu to find out more about them and the Foundation's efforts to conserve them.
Australian birds live in rainforests, forests, woodlands, scrublands, shrub steppes, grasslands, heathlands, mangroves and wetlands.
Many birds live in different kinds of habitat at different types of the year. Some birds can be found in almost any environment in Australia, whereas others can only survive in particular spots. If there is much alteration to a habitat where birds that are strongly specialised live, these birds will not survive.
Human intervention has altered many environments in Australia, gravely depleting the subtropical rainforest and changing the size and density of many other habitats. Grasslands have been grazed by livestock and many areas have been affected by introduced animals and plant species.
Some birds, such as the Galah and Silver Gull, have adapted to living near humans or in altered landscapes and have florished as a result. However, many bird species cannot adapt to changed conditions, and become threatened if their preferred habitats shrink.
It is important that we conserve a wide range of habitat types all over Australia to have the best chance of ensuring our beautiful and widespread native birds are protected for future generations.
