When a yellow-head flies, it has white patches on its wings.” This portly, large-headed bird is 8 to 10 inches long with a 16 to 17-inch wingspan and a cone-shaped, pointed bill.

They are easy to identify with the crisp black-and-white crown stripes of the adults and their pink or yellow bill. First winter (immature) birds sport buff and brown head stripes.

Yellow-crowned night herons have grey bodies, black and white-head, vibrant red eyes, and yellow crown consisting of a long plume. johnandersonphoto/Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Though many birds such as the green parakeet, blue jay, red cardinal, yellow oriole, scarlet minivet, rose finch, ... The male bird has a black crested-head with a white upper body.

The white-breasted nuthatch – a common feeder bird with stark black, gray, and white markings, gets the second part of its name for its habit of jamming nuts into cracks in the bark of trees and ...

One of Australia's largest species of cockatoo, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo, is hard to miss. It's loud, with a distinctive screech and a gently undulating movement in flight. Bird lovers on ...

“When I was looking at the pictures, I zoomed in on them and I could see its distinct white head and yellow beak.” The bird perched itself on a tree after it finished eating.

Yellow-rumped Warblers are the first of that family to return to Minnesota in the spring. They've been reported throughout the Twin Cities for about two weeks. Why are they able to survive ...

A firm favourite amongst Australian bird watches, the yellow-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is a larrikin of the skies.With cheeky antics and distinct, yellow flashes of feathers, it ...