Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. [1] All Chinese calligraphy in the ...

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

Radar data from Colombia reveals how tropical winds shape bird migration and pose new challenges for conservation.

This protected Mid-Atlantic salt marsh remnant, the last one in Boston, has recorded an astonishing 271 species of birds.

When we talk about animals that are dangerous to humans, birds rarely make the list. However, deep within the forests of sub-Saharan Africa, there exists a bird that turns this idea upside down ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

You might think of big cats as creatures of the forest or savannah, but there’s one majestic feline who’s rewritten the ...

Actress Lili Taylor on finding a ‘parallel universe’ in birding Taylor, best known for her work in indie films, shares her love of the avian world in her new book, “Turning to Birds.” ...

For the first time, resources from the Amazon Fund will be used to support firefighting efforts in two other biomes: the Cerrado and the Pantanal. The plan, coordinated by the Environment and ...

A mother and son in Australia narrowly escaped an encounter with two hungry cassowaries – one of the only bird species on the planet with a track record of killing humans, according to animal ...