I am proud to own the 5 volumes of The Handbook of British Birds of which Harry Witherby was editor and co-author. In 1941 when published it was unrivalled for scientific accuracy and excellent ...

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

Banding was the first scientific method used to track migrating animals. Many millions of birds have been individually marked to this day, providing invaluable insights into the 'when' and 'where ...

The most precocious chick in the world could well be the offspring of the torrent duck, which is quite at home amongst the fast-flowing mountain rivers and waterfalls of the Andes. The birds breed ...

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

Brazilian ornithology has not witnessed such a significant contribution to the expansion of our knowledge of biodiversity since the second half of the 19th century: 15 new species of birds of the ...

Find out why these raptor bird species, including hawks, owls, falcons and more, are some of the most captivating birds of ...

"It's birds throughout the world that the Houston Zoo is helping to save in the wild." The first of the aviaries is the North American Woodlands exhibit, which features about 30 individuals from ...

Migration already has been heavily altered by building and development and the loss of green spaces along the major migratory ...

The elf and dwarf species options in Dungeons & Dragons receive some much-needed improvements in the newest iteration of the ...

Despite a gloomy and rainy debut Friday morning, hundreds of visitors showed out to the Houston Zoo for the opening of its Birds of the World exhibit. Highlighting birds native to different ...

and North American woodlands will be at the Houston Zoo’s new “Birds of the World” exhibit which opens this Friday. The new exhibit provides fanned and shaded areas for visitors as they take ...