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

This stunning sea turtle isn’t albino—it's leucistic. Here's what makes this pale yellow turtle so rare and how it beat the ...

When you think about adopting a bird, budgies and cockatiels are often the first species that spring to mind – but did you ...

Twenty years ago, I wrote an article about my cousin Brenda’s country garden in Bognar Regis in Sussex, England. Like many ...

Moorhens are rarely seen in flight — when frightened or in danger, they run along water surface with neck outstretched and ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, lime green, chartreuse, or ...

They hold up very well over winter, not affected by wind or rain, and the seeds provide food for small birds, ... However, the males have bright flashes of yellow on their wing and, as they sometimes ...

Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds ...

Nation’s grassland birds, found in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are currently ‘in crisis.’ ...

Males have bright yellow feathers covering most of their bodies, with a reddish-brown “cap” atop their heads during the breeding season. They are territorial birds that defend their turf from ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — When drivers cruise down the main road of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, few consider how their engine noise might be changing the social lives of the bright yellow birds ...