Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia’s flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. Now, there are less than 300 birds left in the wild.

Captive-bred regent honeyeaters have been released into NSW forests to boost wild populations. In good news, 58 regent honeyeaters have been released into the wild as the species continues to battle ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Environment. Followed categories will be added to My News. The regent honeyeater, nicknamed “OG-Bling”, smashed the previous record for his species, which is ...

A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has revealed that the regent honeyeater has forgotten its song. The joyful bird, which was once abundant in South Eastern ...

Regent honeyeaters are a striking bird, but there are only about 300 left in the wild and efforts are continuing to save the species from extinction. Nearly 60 captive-bred regent honeyeaters have ...

New research shows unless conservation actions are urgently stepped up, one of our most beautiful songbirds, the regent honeyeater, will be extinct within 20 years. New research from The Australian ...

Conservationists say the discovery of critically endangered regent honeyeaters in south-east Victoria is a promising sign of the bird species' recovery. The two captive-bred birds were found in ...

New generations of a critically endangered species of songbird are failing to learn the tunes they need for courtship. It could lead to extinction. A male regent honeyeater in Australia. Researchers ...