Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

The decline of many migratory bird populations is a red flag that ecosystems around the world are under increasing pressure, ...

Every year, billions of birds take to the skies, responding to changing seasons, navigating to breeding sites or escaping the ...

"Birds of the World, a powerful new resource that brings together scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology--Birds of North America and Neotropical Birds (originally published by the ...

Flightless Birds in the World: Birds are some of the most fascinating creatures in the animal kingdom. But what about birds that don’t fly at all? For centuries, humans have envied the freedom of ...

Deep in the rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea lives a bird that looks like it wandered out of the ...

Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. These birds ...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. And, up until about a thousand years ago, it was home to the world’s largest known bird species. Meet Madagascar’s legendary ...