Scientists are on the hunt for over 120 species of birds that may—or may not—be extinct, and they want your help to find them. The ubiquity of smartphones has led to surge in data for birders ...

Last week, the Australian government issued a warning to residents travelling to Europe, North America, South America and Asia about the risk of bird flu. The alert, published on the Smartraveller ...

In what will be a significant addition to India's arsenal, scientists have been developing a solar-powered plane that can fly ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — Millions of birds migrate every year to escape winter, but spending time in a warmer climate does not save them energy, according to new research. Using miniaturized loggers ...

It raises intriguing questions about avian intelligence. By Rebecca Dzombak Birds can be picky building their nests. They experiment with materials, waffle over which twig to use, take them apart ...

Bird mites are pests that live on the skin of some birds. If they find their way into your home, they may bite you. This can cause red marks, inflammation, and itching. There are many different ...

Doka Nason / American Bird Conservancy Nearly 12,000 species of birds exist in the wild, and every day, humans document their sightings of the animals. But a handful of avian species haven’t ...

But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the ...

The song keeps at No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. By Gary Trust Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” nests atop both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl.

Brutality is never far either: a chick snatched to feed a bigger brood, an incoming parent robbed of its hard-won fish supper by a piratical gull, a dead bird bobbing face down on the sea.