The Amazon rainforest has yielded yet another new species, according to a recent study published in Zootaxa. Discovered in ...

In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a strange song drew scientists to a new species of bird, the first of its kind ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry.

From gulls to grouse to grackles, more than 10,000 bird species live on this planet. Now, scientists are one step closer to understanding the evolution of all of this feathered diversity. An ...

According to local observations, around 29 species of birds are regularly sighted at Roumari lake, with several migratory ...

Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

The type of seed that attracts the widest variety of birds to your feeders is sunflower seed, according to Cornell’s ...

Dr. Helen James’ work on avian extinction helps scientists understand how bird species today respond to threats like human encroachment and environmental change. Abigail Eisenstadt By studying recent ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on how rice farmers have changed strategies to work with migratory birds, enhancing their ...

Around 120 million years ago, a bird swallowed over 800 tiny stones and choked to death as a result. Paleontologists aren’t ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...