The African jacana is an unusual bird and at first glance looks quite out of proportion. However, as you will see in this fascinating Instagram post, there are very good reasons for their unusual body ...

Winters in the Colorado Rocky Mountains can be long and formidable. Before the snow flies, thousands of birds migrate each fall to escape the cold. Mary Harris, the chair of the Roaring Fork Audubon, ...

In Texas, biologists have documented an extraordinary bird — the natural hybrid offspring of a green jay and a blue jay. Once separated by millions of years of evolution and distinct ranges, the two ...

The woodpecker is a unique bird species that has gone through some mysteriously acquired adaptations since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Fossils tell us, without any explanations of course (because ...

Discover 10 genius birds that mimic human speech with astonishing accuracy, from African Grey Parrots to Hill Mynas. These ...

101 Curious Tales of East African Birds is a new book that uses academic research to tell fascinating stories about the tropical birds of east Africa, from well-known species to rare ones. It also ...

Every year, nomadic Australian waterbirds fly vast distances to find food and the perfect nesting site. They have to be good at finding not just water, but the right kind of water. But across much of ...

Winters in the Colorado Rocky Mountains can be long and formidable. Before the snow flies, thousands of birds migrate each fall to escape the cold. Mary Harris, the chair of the Roaring Fork Audubon, ...