Vultures are a large bird with wide wings of prey known for scavenging on carrion (dead animals). They belong to a scientific group of birds called Cathartidae, a Greek word for purifier.

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many.

Another popular pet, the cockatiel, is small in stature but big on personality. They don't have the loudest voices in the bird world, but are by no means silent. They chirp and whistle rather than ...

Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after ...

This particular strike happened at the Aire 25 air show in Spain last month. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero was at the base ...

The Senate just passed its version of the $9 billion rescission bill — with the House signing off soon after — bringing the ...

By bridging ‘the hungry gap’ with supplementary feeding, we can breathe life into our declining farmland bird populations, ...

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 ...

Bird lovers are trying to raise awareness of Lowcountry’s birdlife with a new interpretive center where injured birds also will be treated ...

The Oceanic country has been inhabited by numerous strange creatures, some of them already extinct, such as the moa, a ...

The Orange County Sheriff's Office received a report about a "loose emu wandering around a pond" in Orlando, according to a statement obtained by PEOPLE. The emu escaped from a fenced area on a nearby ...

Birds face constant threats from a variety of apex predators. From the peregrine falcon's high-speed aerial attacks to the ...