Believe it or not, but ducks have a reputation for the unexpected: bizarre and intricate mating anatomy. According to ...

Find out what a male, female and juvenile northern bobwhite looks like, what they sound like, and where you may find these ...

Birdwatching often feels like a test of patience where the final exam involves distinguishing between a dozen types of small, brown sparrows. We stare into the bushes, squinting until our eyes water, ...

Whether I’m writing in my columns or in my different journals, I often refer to a particular group of birds as “the regulars.” These are the species that are dependable visitors to my feeders on ...

There are so many male names in the United States that only have one syllable, yet they're no less popular or meaningful than ...

Nightingales sing with human-like rhythm, adjusting pitch and timing during nighttime song duels reveling how real-time vocal ...

A former champion gymnast has condemned an ad campaign featuring actress Naomi Watts, U S soccer star Megan Rapinoe and other ...

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little underdeveloped.

HERRIMAN, Utah — A couple in Salt Lake County is asking the public to keep an eye out for their bright green pet bird that flew the coop last week. Elizabeth and Richard Loy's Alexandrine parakeet, ...