The best bet to save the imperiled species may be a system that pays farmers and ranchers to protect its grassland home.

A very pale female lesser can show whitish undertail coverts, but it has a different wing pattern than all Americans and is always greener than the female Lawrence’s.

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken, is known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on ...

Females have shorter pinnaes. HABITAT: Lesser prairie chickens occupy two primary ecosystem types: shinnery oak and sand sagebrush grasslands. These birds require large parcels of intact native ...

Body entirely bright lemon yellow with white undertail coverts. Jet black cap. Black wings with yellow lesser coverts and narrow white tips to greater coverts, forming 2 white wing bars along with ...

Situated near Nashik in Maharashtra, Nandur Madhameshwar Bird Sanctuary is a lesser-known yet significant haven for birdlife, particularly wetland species. The sanctuary is home to an impressive ...

After six years of early departures, with empty waters by late February, these migratory birds have finally made a comeback. Traditionally, Lesser Whistling Ducks migrate to the "Transport Lake ...