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

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

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

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is primarily a combination of pigment and structure, not just a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, ...

A curlew sandpiper was seen during a shorebird survey at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Other sightings at Monomoy included 2 Northern pintail, 2 gadwall, 3 Arctic terns, 8 glossy ibis, and a ...

In 1827, naturalist John Audubon announced a massive discovery: the largest North American eagle. But did the Washington sea ...

A seagull was marked with a swastika at a prison in Newport, England and arrived at a wild bird sanctuary with some its ...

Cormorants are mainly black with yellow-orange coloring ... muscle actions to swallow it. Like the bird in the video, cormorants will often toss their head and neck around, using gravity and ...

Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden ...

A water rail's voice is the easiest way to identify this secretive bird — it's a loud grunting/squealing pig-like call from a ...

A “routine” wildlife survey at a nature reserve in the United Arab Emirates took a turn when a staff member looked up at a ...

After the arrival of later summer visitors such as Spotted flycatchers, Honey buzzards and Nightjars, mid June becomes the ...