''Australian Field Ornithology'' is an online

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published by BirdLife Australia. It covers topics relating to Australasian birds, including behaviour and ecology, with an emphasis on observations and data gained in the field.

History

Originally published by the

Bird Observers Club of Australia Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) was a club established on 12 April 1905 by members of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in Melbourne, Victoria, as the Bird Observers Club. Although inactive for many years, in 1 ...

(BOCA), it was first named the ''Australian Bird Watcher'', with the name changed in 2003. Following the merger between BOCA and Birds Australia at the beginning of 2012, it has continued to be published by the merged organisation. The founding

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from 1959 to 1976 was

Roy Percy Cooper Roy Percy Cooper (21 December 1907 – 1 October 1976) was an Australian accountant and amateur ornithologist. He was a Council member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, serving as the society's President from 1960–1961 and Editor o ...

. the editor is James Fitzsimons. The journal moved to an online-only format in 2016.

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* Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology 1959 establishments in Australia Magazines established in 1959 Magazines published in Australia Online magazines with defunct print editions {{zoo-journal-stub