Its species can be told by the long tail, which is black or gray and has a white band across the middle of the feathers. The bird gets the other part of its name from the color of its belly and ...

The avian world is a treasure trove of fascinating and often bizarre mating rituals. Explore the different types of bird ...

It was a greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), a rare mimic, spotted hopping on treetops near Bheemunipadam ...

With their large size, bold pied plumage, and fondness for open areas, black-billed ... outer tail feathers. Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily ...

To withstand the force of the oncoming air, a flight feather is shaped asymmetrically, the leading edge thin and stiff, the trailing edge long and flexible. To generate lift, a bird has merely to ...

Glossy black and white bodies and wings with a beautiful iridescent blue-green sheen on their back and tail feathers, both ...