Here we’ll reveal some of the most miraculous facts about bird migration that are sure to astound even the most seasoned ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

These active backyard birds are more than just cute—they’re hardy survivors that have conquered our continent.

Learn facts you need to know about a swift bird. These airborne birds can’t sit still. Get facts about swift nests, range and ...

Prized as game birds and reared for their meat and eggs, these stout-bodied birds often have short, rounded wings because they spend most of their time on the ground. Their thick legs and big feet ...

Parent birds deliver more than 10,000 to their young A pair of great tits will each fly at least 100 km to collect the caterpillars and carry almost their own body weight in a day Robins and wrens ...

Birds in the United States can be affected by avian flu, also called H5N1 bird flu or avian influenza. But can it affect your family? Bird flu is caused by avian influenza type A viruses ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...

Dozens of bird eggs and chicks were rescued from nests in a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to ...

Hawaii is home to Laysan albatrosses, with many same-sex pairs observed among them. Albatrosses feed on squid, fish, and krill. They use their sharp beaks to snatch prey from the ocean surface ...