Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching ...

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away by a new fossil discovery.” ...

The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine ...

What is your spark bird? This question is a great icebreaker for outdoor enthusiasts because, even in a large group, two ...

This week, our gallery photographers' images are condensed into small masterpieces of everyday life through light, timing, ...

Rising 40 feet above the waters of Hillsborough Bay is a human-made island that's become a vital habitat for beach-nesting birds. Why it matters: 3D Island and nearby 2D Island — both formed from ...

Here, they will raise "pufflings" and spend a busy summer ferrying fish in from the North Sea. Visiting RSPB Bempton Cliffs ...

Attract them to your yard with a hummingbird feeder that stores nectar, or plant flowers such as bee balm, hostas, petunias, ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator bordered by the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in ...

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