Dr Ross Crates
Fenner School of Environment and Society
ANU College of Systems and Society
Dr Ross Crates is a Senior Research Fellow at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society and a member of the Difficult Bird Research Group.
His research focuses on ecology, evolution and conservation, with a particular emphasis on birds. He studies some of Australia’s most endangered bird species, including the regent honeyeater, swift parrot and King Island scrubtit.
Dr Crates’ research interests include threatened species monitoring, the loss of song culture in critically endangered regent honeyeaters, conservation genetics, birdsong, and the management of noisy miners to support woodland bird conservation.
He works closely with collaborators from BirdLife Australia, Taronga Zoo, and state and federal government agencies on threatened species recovery and conservation management.
Fields of expertise
Articles
Scientists rescue lost song of the critically endangered regent honeyeater
Wild regent honeyeater’s song (audio supplied). Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia have…
Century-old clues reveal hidden threat to Australian songbird
A hidden threat facing one of Australia’s most iconic birds has been uncovered in a new study led…
Captive breeding impacts chances of survival in the wild
Animals bred in captivity can experience significant changes to their bodies, behaviour and health, which affects their chances…