The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.

Walter Lantz, the cartoonist, took some of his inspiration for Woody Woodpecker from our pileated woodpecker — a large ...

Sandhill cranes were considered extinct in Ohio until returning to Wayne County in 1987. While their population is slowly ...

It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in ...

With their piercing eyes, hooked beaks, and lethal talons, birds of prey rank among nature’s most formidable hunters. Yet in North America, a few species stand out for their reputation as particularly ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America’s largest powwow, a celebration showcasing Indigenous dancers, ...

The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's (AOS) Check-list of North American Birds, published in Ornithology, includes several significant updates to the classification of bird ...

CHICAGO — August 14, 2025 — The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes several significant ...

A historic event unfolded recently in a cherished wetlands nature reserve in the United Kingdom. A rare bird species, once thought long gone from the region, has successfully bred for the first time ...

Tesla’s director of service for the North American market announced that he left the automaker after almost 9 years. The talent exodus continues at Tesla. Since a wave of mass layoffs last year, Tesla ...

Birds of North America takes a close look at the relationship of a father and daughter over the course of a decade as they struggle to understand the parts of one another that defy understanding.