A firm favourite amongst Australian bird watches, the yellow-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is a larrikin of the skies.With cheeky antics and distinct, yellow flashes of feathers, it ...

Stirton's Thunder Bird weighed up to 500kg, making it heavier than the Giant Moa of New Zealand. It was taller than the largest Elephant Bird (an extinct group of giant birds from Madagascar).