Puck, a budgerigar from California, became famous for his large vocabulary. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records in ...

Although urbanization contributes to habitat loss, fragmentation, and the spread of invasive species, its effects on birds’ ecological roles in Africa remain understudied, despite the region’s ...

Euclid is a six-year mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at mapping the dark universe by analyzing the positions ...

Many people love birdwatching, which is much easier to do if you can bring the birds to you. Do just that with this clever ...

I was hosing bird droppings—a staggeringly copious amount of them—off my front stoop when I saw one author of the mess parked on a powerline above my house. In rapid succession, pitch-perfect ...

Dark-feathered vasa parrots have adventurous love lives ... between captive-bred and wild-caught birds. But there might be a way. Geneticists at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal ...

Ruby Gill was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, but now the musician calls Australia home. She talks about her ...

Alaska is a prime location for birdwatchers. Local guides help avian observers check bristle-thighed curlews off their bucket ...

It’s spring migration season in South Florida, and our local birds are going crazy. Feathered fliers from Central America and the Caribbean are making their way here, while storks are hatching ...

Birds, Sex and Beauty' is a delightful new book by a gifted science writer that explores the evolution of beauty in birds.