Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

To be sure, part of the explanation is that people tend to romanticize the past, remembering it more rosily than it actually was. Thanks to something called the “fading affect bias,” negative ...

A brightly colored bill can be one of the best clues when identifying birds, and red-beaked species are some of the most ...

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Exceptional intelligence Grey parrots are among the most intelligent birds. They are capable of problem-solving and understanding human language.