The African savanna is home to many amazing and unique animals, including the secretary bird. This striking creature may look like it’s dressed for a fancy masquerade ball, but don’t expect it to be a ...

It’s a classic birding bummer — sometimes a rare bird comes to light too late for birders to see it, to the chagrin of those ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

Get up close and personal with a birder’s-eye view of the United States, as reflected by our beloved feathered neighbors By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz - Senior Editor It’s a radiant morning, and ...

Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a ...

In a fascinating twist of evolutionary adaptation, researchers around the world have documented a curious trend: many bird species are developing shorter wings. Why Some Birds Are Evolving to Have ...

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history ...

There are two species of streamertail hummingbirds on the island of Jamaica, West Indies—one with red-billed males (Trochilus ...

A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in ...

Discover 5 types of birds that are blue! Beyond blue jays, we dive into tree swallows, eastern bluebirds, and much more!