Over 500 bird species could vanish in 100 years. Protecting habitats isn't enough. Targeted recovery efforts are crucial.

While birds are generally perceived as harmless, a few species possess toxins for defense, acquired through their diet. The ...

Typically, by this time of year, migration is over. Bird species that were moving north in the spring have reached their ...

An estimated 250 wild Kakapo exist now, landing this rare bird on the endangered species list. This decline can lend itself to the bird’s inability to fly and its sporadic breeding cycle.

The Alabama Ornithological Society's list includes 420 bird species, with 158 regularly breeding in the state. See which rare birds have been confirmed and spotted in the past seven days and what ...

A rare bird sighting made our Bethesda backyard an attraction. The Bullock’s oriole, a native of the Great Plains or Far West, typically spends winters in Mexico. March 10, 2025.

A water bird rarely seen in Colorado appears to be taking a summer vacation at a private Boulder County pond, to the delight of hundreds of Front Range birdwatchers.

When a rare bird is seen in two different areas, historically we would have only been able to guess that it was one individual, or would have assumed they were two different birds.

The rare bird once was abundant in L.A. County according to a 1912 census. They continued to be spotted at Playa del Rey, Hermosa Beach and Cal State Long Beach until the 1980s.