Special Interest Groups
The RAOU / Birds Australia has Special Interest Groups that focus attention on particular groups of birds that have special study and conservation needs. These are:
- Australasian Raptor Association (ARA) - birds of prey, including eagles, falcons, hawks and owls
- Australasian Seabird Group (ASG) - seabirds, including albatrosses, petrels, penguins, gulls and terns
- Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) - waders or shorebirds
- Birds Australia Parrot Association (BAPA) - parrots, including cockatoos, lories and lorikeets. It publishes the newsletter Eclectus. It was formed in 1996 with the objectives:
- To develop plans for parrot research and management in Australasia in conjunction with other interested bodies;
- To coordinate and encourage scientific projects using amateur and professional skills;
- To encourage and assist with the publication of results;
- To maintain effective communication on parrot matters within Australasia, and with similar groups elsewhere; and
- To formulate and promote policies for the conservation and management of parrots and their habitat.
- In 2007 a new Birds Australia Ethnoornithology Special Interest Group was established.
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