Experts say wing clipping, a common practice in some countries to impair a bird's flying ability, is no longer recommended as ...

Nature's changes are fascinating. Birds are no exception, with some species transforming their feather colors with the ...

For birds, black feathers provide certain flight advantages. That's because black feathers contain more pigment-packed melanosomes than do feathers of other colors, and melanosomes can bind with ...

"When I'm working on a bird, I have to almost imagine how they're feeling and what they're feeling and why they're doing the ...

He wanted to see how many different avians he could find on people’s hats. He counted 542 hats adorned with parts from 174 different bird species. This wasn’t unusual: 19th-century women were obsessed ...

To find out, Elena Tena, a biologist at Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, and her colleagues attached ultra-light sensors to Nyctalus Iasiopterus, the largest bats in Europe. What they ...

Compare super chef Guy Fieri with the ruby-crowned kinglet; you may think they are one and the same. These birds are really ...

During deployments at sites including the KRS backwaters, Tungabhadra River Tern Reservoir, and Devarabisanahalli Lake, the system recorded a steady drop in species variety and bird numbers, with ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

The Eurasian hoopoe is one of the most striking birds with its orange crest and bold black-and-white feathers. Known for its gentle feeding habits, it carefully provides insects to its chicks hidden ...

A man who kept owls and large birds of prey in conditions so bad that one vet was reduced to tears has been banned from ...

Africa's secretary bird, a raptor with crane-like legs, delivers powerful, precise kicks to subdue prey like snakes. New research reveals these strike ...