“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...

Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the world ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The assessment used data collected on 546 bird species to estimate population sizes and trends throughout Europe.

Freed from the threat of invasive predators, Galapagos birds are performing astonishing feats of return and innovation – 200 ...

A superb fairy-wren calls to a Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo. Brood parasites like cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests and leave them behind for the host birds to raise. David Ongley / Cornell Lab of ...

This week, birders around the world lost one beloved feathered creature from their birding life list. Fortunately, no species went extinct. Instead, this change resolved a long-held misunderstanding ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or ...