A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

Honorees include early explorers and scientists, bird artists, diplomats, physicians, lawyers, and professors. And even some women although often only by first name. A few more recent ones found their ...

SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more ...

So, here's a look at 8 of the most beautiful orange-coloured birds from around the globe, each with unique characteristics and habits Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru.

The idea that some of the most beautiful birds in North America still carry those ugly names is objectionable ... Naming birds for their identifying characteristics instead of for the people ...

It has recorded thousands of interactions between hundreds of the chattering birds and collected DNA to examine their genetic relationships. When Dr. Earl, then a graduate student in the lab ...