The unique markings of the Owl Finch (Bicheno Finch) make it look like a tiny owl. The adorable Owl Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii) is a small, long-tailed grass finch native to Australia. Its black ...

A DNA study traces how vampire flies spread across the Galápagos, offering clues to protecting Darwin’s finches from the ...

For most people, the word "vampire" brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely ...

A female medium ground finch, one of at least 14 species of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Jennifer Koop, University of Utah During Charles Darwin’s journey to the Galápagos in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Darwin's finches are icons of evolution. Now, researchers have ...

For most people, the word “vampire” brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely bird ...

Somewhere in the African grasslands, a tiny bird is preparing an elaborate fraud. The cuckoo finch doesn’t build a nest or ...

The annual Winter Finch Forecast sounds like most of the region will see fewer of the favorite species in yard trees or ...

Invasive parasites in the Galápagos Islands may leave some Darwin’s tree finches singing the blues. The nonnative Philornis downsi fly infests the birds’ nests and lays its eggs there. Fly larvae ...

If you hang a bird feeder outside your home, there’s a good chance that your first visitor will be some kind of finch. We have five kinds of finches in Marin: the reddish house finch and purple finch, ...