Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

Bird watchers are flocking to southwest Kansas to see a rare bird of a species generally found only in Siberia, Greenland, ...

Uncover the secrets of Costa Rica's night herons. From their roosting habits to their hunting techniques, the black-crowned ...

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based award-winning food writer and author of 10 cookbooks, including Tacos A to Z: A ...

The Long-tailed Finch is a small, elegant bird with a distinctive long ... Both sexes look mostly similar, with either a yellow or orange beak, orange legs, and a black tail. Females may sometimes be ...

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...