A small animal, white terns have completely white bodies, in addition to being birds with white heads. They are long, small, and have an average lifespan of 36 years. Their legs are short and black.

While monotypic, birds in the south average smaller and tend to show bare dark grayish skin below eye (similar in shape to the yellow skin on yellow-billed magpie). Similar Species. Black bill and ...

With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the yellow-headed blackbird for any other species.

One of Australia's largest species of cockatoo, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo, is hard to miss. It's loud, with a distinctive screech and a gently undulating movement in flight. Bird lovers on ...

A Canadian man who describes himself as an "amateur and hobbyist photographer" captured photos of a rare white loon near a lake. He said he last saw the bird four years ago.

Bird ecologist Eric Woehler said in his 45-year career "this is the first time I've seen a yellow-tailed black cockatoo that's missing the black". "It's quite a remarkable bird," he said.

These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals of central Amsterdam. There, they have become expert recyclers, building their nests out of human trash.