Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?

<https://theconversation.com/australia-has-more-native-bird-species-than-almost-anywhere-else-what-led-to-this-explosion-of-diversity-215809>

"When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow?

If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but
Australia. Out of about 850 species found in Australia, 45% are “endemic”,
which means they’re unique to Australia. The only other country with more
endemic species is Indonesia.

Thanks to their wings, birds are the world’s greatest travellers. So why is it
that such a high proportion of Australian birds aren’t found anywhere else?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics