A tiny, overlooked wrist bone called the pisiform may have played a pivotal role in bird flight and it turns out it evolved far earlier than scientists thought. Fossils from bird-like dinosaurs in ...

Visitors can explore the vibrant wetland paradise at Chimelong Birds Park, feel the natural charm amid the chorus of birds ...

Cattle egrets, described by the Sussex Wildlife Trust as a "rare breeding bird in the UK," have started raising their young ...

I was making a joke and in my head I said, ‘I smell a threadsnake,'” Justin Springer, Caribbean program officer for the NGO ...

Wetlands are lifelines for birds, people and the planet we share. As the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands COP15 opens in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, we are championing the places and communities working ...

Birds are some of the most interesting animals in the world, whether they are stunning us with colorful plumage or ...

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine ...

According to the organization Health for Animals, there are over a billion pets worldwide. That’s a lot of animal companions, but not all of them are cats and dogs. Depending on where you live and the ...

According to the BBC, three blue-eyed ground dove chicks, one of the world's rarest bird species, have hatched at the Parque ...

A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier’s fingers. It’s a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages — ...

After decades of political unrest, former poachers and community members rallied to protect the Bengal florican.