Swiss voters are casting final ballots on Sunday on a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished ...

A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird.

September will soon be drawing to a close. The kids are back to school, and those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are ...

In a new book, a curator at England's Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house ...

The concept, or perhaps conceit, of an author organizing a wealth of knowledge into a comprehensive explanation of world ...

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

Our newest contest category delivered a bounty of beautiful—and birdy—scenes for the judges to choose from. Here are some of ...

The birds, thought to be the rarest type of penguin in the world, are a shy species sometimes referred to as "hoihos" - meaning "noise shouters" in the Maori language. Victory in New Zealand's ...

"It's birds throughout the world that the Houston Zoo is helping ... to the grey crowned cranes to flamingos out here. It's all telling the story of the Houston Zoo and people working together ...

Across the major flyways of the world, BirdLife and our partners have witnessed the threats that energy infrastructure poses to these birds. Each of the newly added countries – Egypt, Kenya, Laos and ...