The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite. But why? Many species of birds decorate their nests to attract a mate—but kites already have partners ...

Mississippi kites are slender and elegant, with 3-foot wingspans and plumage that fades from black to a pale gray-white. They ...

“Forest habitat loss still remains the main threat to this species,” American Bird Conservancy vice president Emily Jo Williams tells Southern Living. The Swallow-tailed Kite is one of North ...

For the past year they have been satellite tracking two species of migratory Neotropical birds in Brazil whose migrations are still a mystery: Bare-throated bellbirds and Snail kites. The ...