A brightly colored bill can be one of the best clues when identifying birds, and red-beaked species are some of the most ...

During guided outings in a small motorboat along a Malaysian river, we would also see purple herons, endangered storks, and — a highlight of the trip — an orangutan.

The Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a grassland species most common in the fields of Central Kentucky. It is ...

On an average, it takes up to 12 years to add a species to the federal Endangered Species list, a backlog activists say puts ...

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...

Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

There were terns – with their yellow beaks and black heads – stumbling ... but rarely spreads human-to-human. And while it has jumped over into wild birds periodically — killing many birds ...