In late June and early July, groups of yellow-crowned night herons will begin to leave their New Orleans nests. First they ...

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

A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes ...

A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

It’s Pollinator Week! A time to celebrate, bring awareness to, and enjoy the incredible variety of creatures that perform the ...

At least 3 swallow-tailed kites continued to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have ...

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is the result of pigment, not a ...

Blue jays (recognizable by their blue, black, and white feathers. Unlike most blue birds, which exhibit sexual dichromatism, male and female blue jays share the same bright colors. This North ...