Red-winged blackbirds vexed me when I first started birding. Not the males. They’re easy. They have that sleek all-black ...

A sobering new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that more than 500 bird species could go extinct within ...

A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

When a bird isn’t flying, it folds its wings neatly and tucks them against its body, out of the way. What’s more, when the wings are closed, the feathers that are most important for flight are ...

Where cardinals are a bright red, male scarlet tanagers are a red-hot, almost electric red, accented by their black wings and tail. (Females are a less noticeable yellow-green color.) ...

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat them. Skip to main content. ... The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' ...

The poisoning of a red kite, found dead near Loughbrickland, County Down, is being investigated by police. The bird of prey, ...

Climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to go extinct in the next 100 years, researchers from ...

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.