Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A zoologist from the University of Otago in New Zealand spotted a ...

Strolling through St. Paul’s Phalen Park last fall with some birdwatching friends, I heard an unusual bird call, repeated several times. Following the sounds to an oak tree, we were startled to see ...

Researchers have discovered an extraordinary, vibrantly colored tropical bird with "female" feathers down one side of its body and "male" feathers down the other. Female green honeycreepers ...

A green honeycreeper spotted on a farm in Colombia exhibits a rare biological phenomenon known as bilateral gynandromorphism. By Emily Anthes Colombia is a bird watcher’s paradise. Its stunningly ...

Avian researchers in western Pennsylvania are celebrating the recent discovery of a rose-breasted grosbeak with male and female traits, a rare instance they likened to "seeing a unicorn." The ...

A male masked crimson tanager displays his brilliant red and black plumage in Peru. Francesco Veronesi via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Male tanagers are birds that use eye-popping colors to woo mates.

Male rose-breasted grosbeaks have some red-pink feathers while females’ are yellow and brown In Rector, Pa., researchers have spotted one strange bird. This rose-breasted grosbeak has a pink breast ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The last month has been a busy one for Shannon Kramer and everyone else at Birds and Beaks Rescue. Around Christmas time, Birds and Beaks took in around 300 of the more than 800 ...

Determining whether a budgerigar is male or female isn’t always obvious at first glance–yet identifying the gender is crucial ...