Birds

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Illustration of different types of birds, including a cockatoo and kingfisher, sitting on branches

Ellis Rowan & Geo. Murray & Co., Australian birds, c. 1890, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136190048

Paradise of birds

See some of the many talented bird artists from the 19th and 20th centuries in our collection.

Blog
Cover of the book 'The Bird Art of William T. Cooper'
The Bird Art of William T. Cooper

Wendy Cooper

Book
NLA Publishing book
Book cover with blue bird with a blue flower in it's beak, standing near other blue objects, including a fork, spoon, bottle lids and more

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2024: 'Bowerbird Blues'

Join Mike from the National Library Bookshop as he reads 'Bowerbird Blues' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.

News article
A painting of five crane birds standing on a grassy surface with mountains in the background.

William T. Cooper, 'Cranes (Mixed Flock, Brolgas and Sarus)', 2012, courtesy of a private collection.

Let your imagination take flight with new NLA Publishing title

Twitchers rejoice as a new book showcasing the sketches and paintings of master bird painter William T. Cooper is set for release by NLA Publishing.

Media release
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Book launch: What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People

Professor Libby Robin launched her latest book What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People, a book that draws heavily on the National Library's collections.

Event
Video
Cover of the book 'Birds'
Birds

Judith Wright, introduction by Meredith McKinney

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Flight of the Budgerigar'
Flight of the Budgerigar

Penny Olsen

Book
NLA Publishing book
Two colourful birds standing on branches eating fruit

Ellis Rowan, [Lorikeets (Geoffroyus heteroclitus)], 1917, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138740512

Rowan Collection

919 watercolours and gouaches of flowers and birds of Australia and Papua New Guinea painted 1870-1920, plus a small quantity of personal papers.

Collection guide
Collection guide
Mathews Collection

About 5000 books, pamphlets, reprints and journals published 1760-1940 in English, French, German, Italian and Russian. They relate to all aspects of ornithology in all parts of the world, with a special focus on Australian birds.

Collection guide
Collection guide
Loke Wan Tho Collection

A large number of photographs and negatives taken by Loke Wan Tho on his ornithological expeditions to the Pacific, Asia and Europe in the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as papers, books and maps.

Collection guide

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