Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single ...

They also estimated the bird’s weight to be 156 kilograms, about that of a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), which would ...

Haikubox, a small grey box developed by oceanographer David Mann, uses a neural network to identify birds through sound alone ...

The Courier Express, in collaboration with Lola M. Smith, MS, lecturer in biology at Penn State DuBois, is republishing a ...

Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their ...

Search our Species Guide by entering the first few characters of the species' name in the box below. You can search by English or scientific name and choose between either IOC or Clements as the ...

New research reveals how parrots and finches develop their extraordinary colours – and shows that evolution is an ongoing ...

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

Here we demonstrate an unexpected degree of flexibility and cognition in a decision made by a hunting animal at reflex-like speed. Based on observing initial speed, direction, and height of falling ...

Terror birds were apex predators some 12 million years ago in South America. A newly published discovery could be the largest yet.

A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, ...

Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and ...