These five beautiful birds found in the tropical rainforest boast a striking appearance and play a significant role in ...

Goetze: Our region’s woodpeckers may be praised for some things while also maligned for perceived or actual damage caused.

The photographed creature appears to be male, as females of the species are smaller and less colorful. Residents in disbelief ...

Small, iconic, and endangered, California least terns return every year to Alameda. In the early 1970s, the NAS Alameda base ...

Driven by the prospect of attracting a mate and breeding, birds perform an extraordinary range of displays in spring. Sarah ...

A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and highlighting its unique flight adaptations.

The difference between the sexes, males have a lot more black streaking, especially on their underparts and cheek. Females and juveniles are similar to one another but with paler plumage and less ...

CT scans, UV light, and careful prep work uncovered feathers that may have given the ancient dinosaur liftoff.

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Of the birds that bring wild beauty into our urban spaces, none is more exquisite and captivating than the Superb Fairy-wren, ...