What gives an Australian finch its brilliantly colored red, yellow or orange bill? A major new study has uncovered the ...

If you’ve ever seen an Australian finch, you know that it has a brightly colored red, orange, or yellow bill. But how and why do these birds develop one color over another? A new study has ...

Auburn ornithologist explains the genetic mutation that causes some male northern cardinals to appear yellow rather than red, and how you can identify one in the wild.

Two teams of researchers have independently identified a gene-encoded enzyme that converts yellow pigments obtained from the diet into red pigments, which birds use to color their feathers, bills ...

Eucalypt tree species are preparing for a mass blossoming that may all but guarantee a critically-endangered bird species' ...

Why Yellow Birds Mysteriously Turn Red No one could figure out why a North American woodpecker's feathers were changing color—until now.

Red goshawks – unusual, strikingly colorful birds of prey endemic to Australia – have been rapidly vanishing from the continent for decades. The species, which is already considered Australia ...

Australia’s red goshawk once ruled the skies. But now this almighty raptor, affectionately known as The Red, has become our nation’s rarest bird of prey.

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing ...

The first comprehensive population assessment of the raptor affectionately known as The Red reveals a species in trouble. Australia’s rarest bird of prey needs our help.

A firm favourite amongst Australian bird watches, the yellow-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is a larrikin of the skies.