Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of ...

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

When people think about habitats on Earth, they likely picture forests, oceans or grasslands. Few think to look up. Yet the lower atmosphere, or troposphere, may be the largest habitat on the planet.

DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has detected a case of bird flu in a multi-species backyard flock in Dallas County, officials announced Tuesday. Bird flu, ...

A new generation of birdwatchers are applying the same skillset they used to hunt Pokemon to finding their favourite feathered friends. And their efforts are helping to track the status of some rare ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. By Joe Trezza Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to ...

In an effort to achieve their personal goals, two bird enthusiasts in Alabama set a record for how many bird species were spotted in the state in a single year. Andrew Lydeard, 36, works in bird ...

Birders are going cuckoo for a rare sight on Long Island. The common cuckoo bird has been spotted only four times in U.S. history in the lower 48 states, experts say. Now, it's in Riverhead. Hundreds ...