Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...

This species’ often confiding nature, distinctive plumage, pleasing song, and acceptance of human-dominated habitats make it one of the most beloved of North American birds. Polytypic.

The little black birds look like migratory ducks from ... which breeds in North America, nine other species currently live ...

Two plush-crested jay chicks can now be seen at the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Although the chicks ...

A new study ranks species of terrestrial vertebrates ... 2024 — Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a ...

An undated illustration of the newly described Cretaceous Period bird species Avisaurus darwini, which has traits on a foot bone that indicate that it was one of the earliest-known birds of prey, ...

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ...

With the change in weather, you may start spotting new birds or animals in Arizona due to migration or changing habits.

Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.

From the variegated flycatcher to the Steller's sea eagle, birders seek out those how-did-that-species-get-here moments.

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct ...

While past terror bird fossils placed the meat-eating birds at 3 to 9 feet tall, new findings suggest that some were even ...