Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

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

While we humans might spend hours perfecting a mohawk, some birds are just born to be wild. These feathery crests, often ...

At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu. "It's just like wildfire. I mean it ...

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.

At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu. "It's just like wildfire. I mean it just ...