This is exactly what a Cockatoo named Vivi loves to do with her African Grey Parrot bestie, Belle, and one of their favorite ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

Pictured above is the American Woodcock, also known by some as timberdoodles according to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. With ...

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, and a ...

It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

Arizona’s Grand Canyon, also playing in the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, started its Antelope nickname in 1949, later shortened to the Lopes. A hairy mascot known as the “Purple People Eater” ...

Iowa’s birds can be traced back to a wind storm in 1901 that damaged William Benton’s private game farm in Cedar Falls, ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ornamental ...

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

The song of the chingolo can be heard across South America. But young songbirds were no longer learning the tunes of their ...

When birds feed on nectar from flowers, they do more than just get a meal—they play a crucial role in pollination, ...