A sobering new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that more than 500 bird species could go extinct within ...

When a bird isn’t flying, it folds its wings neatly and tucks them against its body, out of the way. What’s more, when the wings are closed, the feathers that are most important for flight are ...

Red-winged blackbirds vexed me when I first started birding. Not the males. They’re easy. They have that sleek all-black ...

Where cardinals are a bright red, male scarlet tanagers are a red-hot, almost electric red, accented by their black wings and tail. (Females are a less noticeable yellow-green color.) ...

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

Bolt was also one of the most expensive birds. The red-breasted merganser’s top speed was attained while being pursued by an airplane in Alaska, and the statistic comes from “10,001 ...

Aircraft need powerful engines, jet or propeller driven, to deliver the thrust required to enable their wings to generate ...

Kakapos are large, flightless parrots native to New Zealand. These birds can’t fly because they have short wings and lack a keel on their breastbone, where other birds have their flight muscles.

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.

Birds such as terns, swifts, ducks, falcons and sandpipers have high-speed wings that are long and pointed, allowing them to maintain rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey.

You might be able to catch these birds at the feeder this fall, or out in the wild this summer. But only if you listen.

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat them. Skip to main content. ... The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' ...