Besides their glistening eyes and flying sound effects, the Common Goldeneye is an entertainer, too. The male's courtship ...

Several bird species in the US and Canada will receive new names based on their habitats and traits rather than people's names, the American Ornithological Society has announced. After years of ...

Panaji: Seven bird species will be designated as ‘mascots’ for Goa’s seven wildlife sanctuaries. According to the forest department, these birds are most likely to be spotted at the respective ...

who decimated some species. These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member of the banana family. It sports a beautiful ...

While its big breeding colonies make the species seem abundant to casual observers, the blackbird's gregarious nesting behavior renders these colonies vulnerable to large-scale failures. In ...