Postdoc Charles Sturt University - lover of female bird vocalisations. Fulbright Scholar Alumni. She/Her
Joined March 2018
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2 Oct 2018
The Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group and myself banded this little darling today. Look at those glorious dinosaur feet! #fieldwork #lyrebird
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17 Jul 2024
Excited to share our new paper "Maternal in-nest call structure reduces habituation risk in songbird embryos" - out now in @AvianBiology! Well done team @BirdLabFlinders ! Photo credit: Sonia Kleindorfer nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wi… #ornithology #femalebirds #fairywrens #birdsong
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20 Oct 2023
I'm little obsessed with the diversity of fairy-wren nest sites! Acacia, reeds and ferns. All so beautiful! @FairywrenProj #fairywren #femalesong #ornithology #fieldwork #birdsofoz
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18 Oct 2023
A true privilege to be a part of this new paper led by
@BirdLabFlinders accepted in @ASNAmNat
- "Nestling begging calls resemble maternal vocal signatures when mothers call slowly to embryos" . Congratulations all! #femalesong #fairywrens #femalebirdvocalisations
@femalebirdsong
16 Oct 2023
New paper: A mother’s lullaby lays the foundations for learning in songbird embryos! This study puts mothers center stage in the story of when vocal learning begins.
journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…
ALT Picture: Ashton Claridge and Sonia Kleindorfer
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20 Aug 2023
Found this beauty of a #lyrebird nest this morning, nicely nestled under a rock over hang. There’s about 10kg of sticks and moss there - always amazes me that it can stay put! #ornithology #femalebirdsong
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Dr. Vicky Austin retweeted
17 Aug 2023
“If females aren’t using mimicry to attract mates, then how does it evolve?” Join @avianbehaviour and the @LyrebirdLab in Australia’s Blue Mountains in search of one of the world’s greatest mimics: bit.ly/3OHrb2c ✍️ @CarlyCassella 📷 @MeghanGLindsay
ALT A juvenile lyrebird poking its head out from behind a tree.
ALT Ecologist Vicky Austin stops to listen for lyrebirds in Birdwood Gully in Australia's Blue Mountains.
ALT A grove of tree ferns in Sherbrooke Forest.
ALT A female lyrebird in Sherbrooke Forest.
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10 Aug 2023
My friend, Bill McQuay’s new podcast is out! Have you heard of the insect apocalypse? Bill takes a look at what the science is really saying - it’s a wonderful listen for people of all ages 😊 #insects #conservation audible.com/pd/Insects-The-A…
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8 Aug 2023
Was fun to be a part of this article by @CarlyCassella for @bioGraphic! Male #lyrebirds are great...but female lyrebirds are better :D "Rights for females!" Photos by the amazing Meghan Lindsay #ornithology #femalebirdsong
biographic.com/call-of-the-l…
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14 Jul 2023
Our new paper is out in @Amornith! We now know that "Preferred nesting habitat of the slow-breeding Superb #Lyrebird is rare and was disproportionately impacted by Australia’s “Black Summer” #megafires (2019–2020).." academic.oup.com/condor/adva…. Congratulations @lyrebirdlab
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14 Jul 2023
@bmcsnsw @BMWHI @BirdlifeOz @awconservancy @bmgazette This study was conducted in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area
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12 Jul 2023
It was such a pleasure to speak at Hunter Bird Observers Club @HunterBirders last night about female vocalisations and female #lyrebirds! You are such a warm, welcoming and passionate group! I hope I can go birding with you all sometime soon! #ornithology
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7 May 2023
What do all these species have in common? Not much except they are all the species I have worked on to date. A PhD completion gift to myself, created by the incredible Freia Wendy instagram.com/wollemiwaterco… To say I’m over the moon would be an understatement 😊 #birds #ornithology
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14 Dec 2022
Thank you @birderpod ! Was really lovely to talk female birds with you! They may not be as colourful as males but their behaviours are truly fascinating! #femalesong #BirdsOfTwitter #birdwatching
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Dr. Vicky Austin retweeted
12 Dec 2022
Thanks for having me on the show this morning! It was great to share more about these fabulous animals and the threats to their cultures
11 Dec 2022
They're said to be the world's great mimics but the lyrebird's phenomenal voicebox could soon go quiet. A new study by Western Sydney University has found these magnificent creatures are starting to lose their songs. #Studio10
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10 Nov 2022
I have the privilege of working with superb fairy-wrens for the first time. They are glorious! Here is a nest lined with emu feathers - it’s so pretty! @FairywrenProj #femalesong #ornithology
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16 Sep 2022
I became Doctor Austin today... 6 years... A thesis, first author pubs, early mornings, late nights, a Fulbright Scholarship, documentaries, podcasts, AND, a knee reconstruction, a house, a dog, a baby. Life doesn't stop for a PhD. What a ride! Thank you @lyrebirdlab! #PhDone
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4 Jul 2022
The #lyrebird breeding season is well and truly underway! This gorgeous female is nice and cosy in her nest, despite all the rain! #fieldwork #femalebirdsong #peekaboo
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1 May 2022
I’m very excited to finally make it back to one of my favourite places in the world. I’ll be giving a talk on the 5th about my research on female #lyrebirds. You can attend in person or via zoom! All welcome 😊 #femalesong
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31 Jan 2022
I’m thrilled to be part of the first episode of @jones_ann new podcast, What the Duck?! Which takes a look at Ripper - a musk duck with quite the vocabulary! (Yep, they can mimic!) Can’t wait to hear more from this series, Ann! 😊
31 Jan 2022
... just quietly.
What the Duck?! has joined other @ABCscience legends at the top of the Science podcast charts!
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ALT A screenshot taken from apple podcast app shows What the Duck in 1st place on the Science Charts.
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Dr. Vicky Austin retweeted
21 Dec 2021
Last week I submitted a certain big document on the Albert's lyrebird. Many thanks to @AnimalEcoLab @lyrebirdlab and the rest of the lab, and @westsyduhie, for all the support over the last nearly 4 years. Excited to see where the future takes me now! #PhDone #lyrebird
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Dr. Vicky Austin retweeted
16 Dec 2021
Emu Austral Ornithology: the value of ornithological research for conservation tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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