To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator ...

What is a cool bird? Cool types of birds can be beautiful birds, uncommon birds, or even the weirdest birds. Of course, what ...

SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of ...

Climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to go extinct in the next 100 years, researchers from ...

In the race to save birdlife around the world, time is running out—and doing everything right still won’t be enough. Despite global conservation goals and urgent policies aimed at protecting nature, ...

Most Australian birds occur on Country of more than one First Peoples’ group, and each group is likely to have at least one name for each species. The galah is a good example.

These birds, who get their name from the way their tails stretch during courtship displays, are recognised for making a variety of noises, including human-like voices.

Some 144 bird species had not been seen in at least a decade, but a project by conservation organizations proposes they all may still be hidden somewhere in the wild.