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 ...

Hoatzins are known as a smelly bird. In fact, they're infamously referred to as one of the stinkiest animals to exist.

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

Costa Rica’s purple gallinule is a birdwatcher’s dream. Found in swampy wetlands across the country, this striking water bird ...

Usually seen here in spring, autumn and winter, common gulls are actually a scarce breeding species here and usually seen on estuaries and wetlands. A common gull is the same size ...

Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry has inspired various stories from across all human cultures. However, ...