To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

The St. Bathans currawong would have been black in color, different from the black and white Australian magpie bird.

What's more, birds aren't always in the most convenient of locations—out on a lake, high up in a tree, across a field. But these factors are also what make getting that perfect image so satisfying.

Readers share photos of gray bird species that live across America. Learn about the variety of gray colored birds you should ...