An international study has analyzed the distribution of 115 species of birds in spring and 72 that spend the winter in different cities. The study provides information on how to design urban areas ...

When you think of tropical biodiversity, you may picture flocks of colorful birds flitting through lush foliage—but what you are less likely to imagine is the plethora of parasites and pathogens ...

The bird name game continues. In winter, Berkshire birders delight in catching sight of small gulls sweeping over our lakes and ponds. Bonies! Bonaparte’s gulls have arrived. How long will this ...

Researchers dissected nearly 500 post-mortem birds from five Australian species, including the rainbow lorikeet (species pictured above). Steve Parish Sex determination in birds is not quite as clear ...

Andrew Gosler has received funding from the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council. I remember my first close encounter with birds. I must have been about three years old and had discovered a ...

A new study shows that one group of Galápagos yellow warblers responds to intruders more aggressively than others. It adds compelling new evidence to a theory about angry birds. Some bird species, ...