Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

Bird Mimicry Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and ...

“Elated” ecologists at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary wasted no time. Scarlet-chested parrots are “threatened and understudied,” ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

With over 10,000 species of birds worldwide, wings take on many forms to propel them differently. From swift flapping like a hummingbird to wings designed for gliding and soaring, like bald eagles, to ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

Oxford and Miami are home to multiple clubs dedicated to building habitats for wildlife to bolster local conservation efforts ...

What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Which creatures might inherit the throne?

Wilson’s warblers do not visit feeders, All About Birds reports, but if these tiny insectivores are out of luck in winter in ...