Land of the birds: why Australia has the world's greatest diversity of avian life
by John Pickrell from on (#39FQQ)
Australia is home to one in 10 of the world's unique bird species - and most of the world's birds can trace their lineage to the continent
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If you live in Australia, you may not realise how unique and special the birds around you are. Our continent was perhaps the most important for the evolution of modern birds, with a majority of the world's species tracing their ancestry here.
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