There is a remarkable-looking songbird that I occasionally encounter in the Mountains, and they have an unforgettable appearance and an unusual name: Phainopepla.

Most readers are likely familiar with the widespread great blue heron, which is regular across New Brunswick in marshes and ...

"Cockatiels are overall a sweet, personable little bird, native to Australia," Abbott says. "Males can have extensive ...

Birds have been migrating for all of recorded history, but how they pull off their globetrotting travels without a map or GPS ...

When you think about adopting a bird, budgies and cockatiels are often the first species that spring to mind – but did you ...

Photographing one of these unforgettable birds on a Dublin river led me on journey of reconnection with the natural world ...

The Amazon is an unspoiled natural nirvana where piranhas can skeletonise you in seconds, and the bird watching tour guides ... You might encounter an Orange-eyed Flycatcher, a Black-headed ...

You might encounter an Orange-eyed Flycatcher, a Black-headed Antbird and a fluffy Collared Puffbird, and hear but not see a Screaming Piha, which sounds like a teenager who's had their iPhone ...

RARE birds have been ... the species' black tail, white rump and broad, white wingbars and their feet sticking out well beyond their tail. Their key features are long legs and grey-brown ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Have you ever woken up early enough to watch the sunrise? It’s pretty magical, right? Watching those first glimmers of daylight as they start to peek out from the horizon? Today’s tale is all ...

What’s more, this rule even describes beak shape in the long-gone ancestors of birds – the dinosaurs. We are excited to share our findings, now published in the journal iScience. By studying ...