You saw a striking bird with a red head, did you? You wonder what it is. That shouldn't be too hard to figure out, should it? How many kinds of birds with red heads could there possibly be?

After all, the two species look incredibly alike! Here are some important things to look out for when you see a small red finch in your backyard. Watch your feeders in winter for a common redpoll.

Once in the water, the birds use their webbed feet to aid swimming. Red-footed boobies appear in a variety of color morphs but, of course, all have feet of the distinctive red color which gives ...

Red-tailed hawks are known for their brick-colored tails, but there are more than a dozen subspecies of various colorations, and not all of them have this characteristic. These birds of prey are ...