When you think of animals that build nests, your mind likely travels to birds. However, while it is true that birds are one ...

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

In total, 126 species from the study are still lost. You can see the full list of birds here. That doesn’t mean the birds are extinct. In fact, the researchers said only 62% of the unseen birds ...

In the wild, nearly 12,000 species of birds exist. Humans see them every day, but there are a handful that haven’t been ...

Once lost to science, it now was found. The bird was on the American Bird Conservancy’s 10 most wanted list, which sits atop a longer register of “lost birds,” which are formally defined as ...

The first comprehensive list of birds that haven’t been seen or heard in more than a decade, as reported by citizen scientists, has been released by scientists. The Louisiade pitta (Erythropitta ...

Now, scientists have compiled an up-to-date list of “lost” birds—and they’re asking members of the public to keep an eye out for these elusive winged creatures. Humans have driven an ...

It is also a good time to begin your bird feeding program for the winter. The goldfinches like thistle seed in addition to ...

Our nature field guides list ranges far and wide in its coverage of the natural world. At its heart lies the Princeton Field Guides series, comprising close to fifty highly illustrated, authoritative ...

As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter. Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency ...

The benefits of a covered outdoor garbage area are pretty extensive, but consider your bird sanctuary one more on the list. Leaving garbage exposed will attract birds, insects and small—or large ...

The finding upends longstanding assumptions that nest building is an innate behavior based on the birds’ environment and adds to a growing list of behaviors that make up bird culture.