PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Palm Beach County man is accused of torturing a bird that is listed on Florida’s threatened species list, according to an arrest affidavit.

While some birds possess drab, plain-looking feathers, others sport brightly-colored feathers. Females typically appear less colorful than males, an adaptation that helps protect them from predators.

A man from Palm Beach, Florida, United States has been accused of abusing a bird that comes under one of the threatened species of the state. The man has been arrested and taken to the Palm Beach ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

Florida’s booming tourist industry has also thrown its hat in the ring. They’ve used these pretty pink birds to promote travel to Florida for over a century — on postcards, travel posters ...

Guy Bradley’s mission to protect Florida’s wading birds put him in the crosshairs of poachers—and left a legacy that endures in today’s conservation efforts. In 1905, the sprawling estuaries of South ...

The latter two species occasionally migrate to Florida over the winter season. As for the ruby-throated hummingbird, it is the only breeding hummingbird in Florida and resides in the state for ...

Edwards isn't happy to learn that Florida's state bird, the mockingbird, has also been claimed by four other states. EDWARDS: Oh, well, we should be a bit more unique here then, shouldn't we, I think.

Feathers from deceased birds help scientists understand new threat to avian populations Peer-Reviewed Publication. University of Florida ...

Birds love living in Southwest Florida and visiting here when they are migrating. Andrew West, a veteran wildlife photographer, shares his hot spots ...

It was the morning of Jan. 22 when the fears of Florida wildlife biologists became reality. Reports of a highly infectious new bird flu strain had been confirmed a month prior in Canada, the launch… ...

More than 500 species of birds live in Florida for some or all of their lives, ... The males have all black feathers except for red and yellow patches on their shoulders.