New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a ...

The Northern Mockingbird, Texas's state bird since 1927, contrasts sharply with the endangered Attwater Prairie Chicken, now down to 200 in the wild, best seen at the Houston refuge.

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...