there were few ground-dwelling birds in my yard until a few months ago when I noticed a brief flash of feathered chestnut skulking in the ferns near the pool. I didn’t think much of it at the time ...

A Vista man pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally selling three endangered birds and also admitted selling birds and reptiles throughout the United States via the Internet. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

“It does not usually have a call but during the breeding season it will use an alarm call to alert the young birds of approaching danger and they will seek cover.” The Buff-banded Rail is a very ...

Some of Perth's most beautiful birds can also be the hardest to get a good look at. One of these is the elusive and fleet-footed buff-banded rail, which dashes for the cover of the nearest reed bed ...

They fear rats will eat the eggs and kill the chicks of the world's last-remaining population of Cocos buff-banded rails, once found across the islands' 27 atolls, but now thought to number as few as ...

A highlight of a recent bird count at Lake Wendouree was a sighting of a buff-banded rail, first reported a month ago. It was still present earlier this week.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lismore. Followed categories will be added to My News. Wayne took this photo of a Buff Banded Rail at Chinamans Beach at Evans Head. His photo received 80% of the ...