Research in the Birds section is concerned largely with the systematics and biogeography of fossil and living Australasian birds, with some emphasis on ecology.
Current projects include:
Systematics of Australian Tertiary avifauna
Systematics of Australo-Papuan Passeriformes, particularly flycatchers
Evolution, development and systematic use of the juvenile plumage in Passeriformes
Moult, aging and sexing characteristics of Australian birds
Research in the Birds section is concerned largely with the systematics and biogeography of fossil and living Australasian birds, with some emphasis on ecology.