If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city pigeon. They ...

A new study has uncovered how birds evolved to tolerate—and even enjoy—extremely sour foods that most mammals avoid.

It was 3 in the morning when Lorenzo Mora, 41, was getting ready to go bird-watching. This wasn’t just any birding trip: he’d ...

These handsome, two-foot-tall white parrots with vibrant yellow head crests are native to eastern Australia and nearby Pacific islands. Unlike most of the 350 known parrot species, the sulphur ...

Gradually, signs began to appear that the Spanish beaver (Castor fibre) was progressively inching closer to Portugal.