Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

With its fiery colours and trilling call that echoes through the bush, the crested barbet is a bold little bird that looks ...

With migrating species visiting the area, it’s the best time for bird watching in the Grand Strand. Here’s which birds to ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

A prized bird was ‘stuffed down a man’s shorts’ and stolen from a pet shop, before being ‘returned by a woman in a balaclava’ ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New ...

From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.

When kittens are born, they are easily excited and played with, but as cats get older, play can look a little different. This ...

Birders in Michigan are scratching their heads over unusual photos of a snowy owl. The animal is perfectly perched on a ...

Red-winged blackbird, sandhill crane, northern cardinal, yellow warbler, common loon and hummingbird also were on the list of ...

If you’ve ever been out in the New Zealand wilderness, you might have heard a distinctive, low-frequency tone. It sounds less ...

A recent study published by BirdLife International estimates that around 25 million birds are killed yearly during their ...