Piping plover chicks are ready to roam the beach just hours after hatching. Fortunately, their parents stay close to shelter ...

A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.

Baby birds can also die in the nest from exposure to too much heat, otherwise known as hyperthermia. This is especially ...

Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...

Adult button quails are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and chicks are even smaller. This ground-dwelling ...

Should you help a baby bird? If you’ve found a fledgling on the floor or noticed one without its parents, you might be ...

Murphy the bald eagle was found dead on March 15. Veterinary experts say he suffered some type of head trauma during a storm.

The Ruth Melichar Bird Center is a non-profit that rehabilitates birds and gets them back into the wild with a release rate ...

As you work your way through one of Zoe’s early fantasy levels in Split Fiction, you’ll come across a collection of baby birds in tiny nests. One of these little buddies hasn’t fully hatched ...

In zebra finches, only the males sing; young birds learn their courtship song early in life by first listening closely to their dad and memorizing his song. Then, like babies learning to talk ...