You might not notice much difference between the tufted titmouse of East Texas and the black-crested titmouse of the Hill Country. Both are small, plain-gray birds only slightly larger than a ...

A rare bird with a stunning yellow crest has been photographed for the first time in the tropical mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – almost two decades after its last confirmed ...

According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the black crested gibbon is now a Critically Endangered species. It’s truly unfortunate, considering that the gibbon is one of the world’s ...

Knoxville resident Rebecca Boyd captured this photograph of a great crested flycatcher after she heard the bird producing its unmistakable "wheep" call from some trees near her home.

Similar Species Nearly unmistakable. The crest, shorter tail, and lack of white in the body separate Steller’s jays from the scrub-jays. The blue jay, our other crested jay, has white in the ...

A long lost bird species has been captured in photographs for the first time in 20 years. The yellow-crested helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti, is known to inhabit the Albertine Rift, which is in ...

These young Black naturalists – and the birds they love – are some of the stars of Black Birders Week, a series of events and activities designed to highlight Black scientists, scholars and ...

Researchers have found that, for crested auklets, chemistry has both amorous and practical applications. The birds rub a citrus-like scent, secreted in wick-like feathers on their backs, on each ...

In Hong Kong, a feral population of yellow-crested cockatoos could be the last hope for the critically endangered species.

Sulfur-crested cockatoos are trash-can bandits in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Humans use tools to protect their bins, and the birds then go the extra mile to break in.

According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the black crested gibbon is now a Critically Endangered species. It’s unfortunate, considering the gibbon is one of the world’s most ...

In Hong Kong, a feral population of yellow-crested cockatoos could be the last hope for the critically endangered species.