W hile there are over 11,000 bird species in the world, only a select few grow to large sizes. Birds are measured by weight ...

Dr. Trish O'Kane shares her journey of birding and environmental activism in a new memoir, "Birding to Change the World." You know that joy you feel when you see a bird? For educator Dr. Trish O ...

Birds of prey actively hunt other vertebrate animals – mostly mammals, reptiles and other birds. Eagles, owls, vultures, kites and buzzards are all considered birds of prey. The Andean condor, which ...

The four most numerous bird species in the world as listed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) — house sparrow, barn swallow, European starling and ring-billed gull — are found in ...

Nearly half of the world’s bird species are declining, with at least one in eight species threatened by extinction, a new study found. BirdLife, a 100-year-old conservation organization, ...

The bee hummingbird is only found in Cuba and weighs between 0.056 and 0.067 ounces, and is about 2 inches long. According to the Audobon Society, the bee hummingbird has a tiny nest, less than an ...

The biggest bird in the world weighs between 220 and 350 pounds, but it doesn't even come close to the largest bird who ever lived. Here's who it is. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

The new exhibit features birds from three different regions of the world, and is part of the Zoo's "Keeping our World Wild Centennial Capital Campaign" that launched in 2017.