Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching ...

If you find a bird feather – how can you tell which species it belongs to? An ornithologist in the Forensic Laboratory at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pondered this question.

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

Nature showcases its artistry through vibrant birds, untouched by filters. From the keel-billed toucan's rainbow beak to the ...

Usually seen here in spring, autumn and winter, common gulls are actually a scarce breeding species here and usually seen on estuaries and wetlands. A common gull is the same size ...

Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry has inspired various stories from across all human cultures. However, ...

They may not be actual love birds, but the title certainly fits for this Cockatoo couple! In this sweet video that ...

An Army Corps contractor explained that they were following the requirements of the Migratory Bird Act of 1918, signed by ...

So, let’s take a little birding trip to the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Puffins in cliffs in ...

The dinosaurs have returned! Birds are, by dint of evolution, a living link to dinosaurs. To remind ourselves of that, we ...