California condors – known scientifically as Gymnogyps californianus – are imposing vultures. They’re the largest bird ...

Bird names, both common and scientific, try to help clarify which bird is which. A black-capped chickadee by any other name ...

The Motus Wildlife Tracking System has put nearly 50,000 incredibly lightweight radio transmitters on birds, bats and insects ...

Long restricted to Florida, the large wading birds have begun popping up across much of the United States and as far north as ...

About the size of a blue jay, it is the smallest hawk in North America. No matter. Sharpies use their short, powerful wings ...

Migration already has been heavily altered by building and development and the loss of green spaces along the major migratory ...

By late September, our summer birds have almost entirely left and our winter birds have begun to arrive: Fall migration is in ...

As they prepare for fall migration, hummingbirds need to fatten up for their long journey to Central America or Mexico.

This National Virginia Day, learn how Smithsonian scientists are using historic collections and current conservation ...

With a warm, sunny weekend ahead, consider a visit to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge now to experience bird migration, ...

Flocks of northern nesting birds have raised their families and are now, or soon will be, headed to warmer wintering habitats ...

The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...