From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden Pheasant  Also known as the Chinese pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), ...

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Environment Extremely rare yellow northern cardinal identified at Michigan backyard birdfeeder Updated: Jan. 05, 2025, 10:10 a.m. | Published: Jan. 04, 2025, 7:45 a.m.

The Spot-breasted Oriole is a tropical bird with an orange head, black face mask, and throat. Its body is orange-yellow, and it features black wings with white markings and yellow shoulder patches.

A birding outing on Sept. 8 yielded 13 immature Yellow-crowned Night Herons, another sign of a good year for them. A comprehensive look at bird nesting will be published in the forthcoming North ...

Altamira orioles are a striking orange and black bird with a black beak, face, and neck. This species of bird has a bright orange head, chest, and belly. A female Altamira oriole has a bit of a ...

In “Yellow Face,” Hwang (Kim) is writing “Face Value” in response to the yellow-face casting of Jonathan Pryce in the first Broadway production of “Miss Saigon,” in 1991.

Among the four vulture species found in Europe, the Egyptian Vulture is not only the smallest but also the one whose population is sadly still in decline. The adult Egyptian Vulture is easily ...

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, is thought to be one of the world's rarest penguin species. Kimberley Collins via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 A shy and rare penguin has been crowned ...

Bird ecologist Eric Woehler said in his 45-year career "this is the first time I've seen a yellow-tailed black cockatoo that's missing the black". "It's quite a remarkable bird," he said.