Birds with crests, or a beautiful crown of feathers, use these structures for mating and defense. Explore the most stunning ...

The white-crowned sparrows have arrived, right on time. These long-distance migrants are prompt with a reputation for their ...

A rare, vivid green bird with radiant yellow head feathers is actually a unique hybrid species that lives in the Amazon rainforest, researchers have found. The small, golden-crowned manakin was first ...

DEAR JOAN: For a good year or more I had occasionally seen a small bird perch near our garage window and persistently fly up against the pane. I couldn’t identify it and I couldn’t figure out what he ...

After extensive research a team have revealed their discovery: the very first hybrid bird species ever found in the Amazon rainforest. This bird is known as the golden-crowned manakin, so called for ...

A rare feather from an extinct New Zealand bird set a record at auction after selling for $46,521 NZD ($28,400 USD), the Webb's auction house announced Monday. The huia bird, of the wattlebird family, ...

Researchers have described the first known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest. Through a series of genetic and other tests the team have revealed that the golden-crowned manakin ...

The most beautiful aspect of the world we live in is the diversity within our animal kingdom. Birds are particularly colorful, many with a unique pattern of markings that makes it hard to believe they ...

On June 27, 1833, legendary frontier ornithologist John James Audubon was deep in the wilds of Labrador. He and his party were seeking new birds in this poorly known region of northeastern Canada.