Bird lovers have spoken, and the official champion of Wisconsin Fat Bird Week 2025 is Spherical White-throated Sparrow. Online voting in the contest was held from May 2 through May 9. Voters chose ...

Quick and aggressive, they use their strong legs and sharp claws to rapidly strike down on the snakes’ heads and crush their skulls before the snakes can bite. The secretary bird doesn’t like ...

In Kannur's Ullikkal, villagers, officials, and judicial officers united to save a house sparrow. The bird was trapped for three days inside a sealed textile shop. The shop has been shut for six ...

A sparrow’s brown back, black streaks and grey belly may seem ordinary, but these small birds play a crucial role in urban ecology – pollinating flowers and ridding the streets of pests.

World Sparrow Day 2025: It used to be a usual day to wake up early and spot sparrows in the neighbourhood till a few years ago. However, this has changed now with the decline in their numbers. Earlier ...

The Dawoodi Bohra community has started a nationwide “Save Our Sparrows (SOS)” campaign. It is technically a revival as it was first launched in 2011. This year, it was rolled out on March 6. In and ...

Fossilised skull of Vegavis iaai found in Antarctica dates to 69 millio Skull structure suggests links to modern ducks and geese Findings support theories on bird ...

The 2024 Christmas Bird Count for the Lexington Count Circle was conducted on Saturday, Dec. 21. Count day, which began at 6 a.m. for those parties searching for owls, was partly cloudy with a few ...

In return for providing them with nourishment, birds spread the seeds of these plants much farther than they could ever hope to reseed on their own. Sparrows — which actually include over 35 different ...

Sparrows are vital for the ecosystem. These little birds support in further developing biodiversity and supporting plant growth in the ecosystem, resulting in healthier and greener environments.

We also analyze direct and indirect interactions of other bird species with the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), a potential bridge host. Methods: We conducted camera trapping events between January ...