The Paradise Tanager is a stunning bird with beautiful colours that is a true gem in the avian world. It comes from the rainforests of South America and showcases the beauty of nature. This bird has a ...

In most cases, years of experience and imitation mean that older birds have the most complex, beautiful songs. Birds sing a ...

Beautiful birds can be seen flocking to your bird feeder during the summer months - but what food is best for them? Here is a bird feeder guide for nesting season ...

In his mesmerising study of the great auk and its afterlife, Tim Birkhead asks how far science itself was to blame for the bird’s extinction ...

Stacie Birky Greene’s relationship with birds started as a kid, growing up on a farm with ducks and chickens. Years later, ...

Despite its wide range and how bright it is, the kingfisher can be difficult to spot. Common kingfishers, Alcedo atthis, live across much of England, Ireland and Wales, but these beautiful birds are ...

Sporting orange skin around its eyes and walking gracefully with its slender legs, the secretarybird is referred to as the "most beautiful bird" in the world. The large bird of prey inhabits sub ...

The Smithsonian celebrates beautiful birds in our museums, our research centers, our gardens, and in coffee shops. We hold, care for, and share artistic and scientific observations compiled over ...

With its fiery-red body, quick black wings, and long, curved, salmon-colored bill, the 'i'iwi — or scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper — is one of the most recognizable birds of Hawaii. But although it was ...

just because it’s a beautiful bird, with truly golden plumage, and has flown all the way from Alaska. When someone asks me why birds are so important to me, all I can do is sigh and shake my ...