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

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

Large birds—our closest relations to dinosaurs—are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. This is the first time scientists have been able to show that ...

Feeders, flowers, bird baths, and a myriad of accessories all attract birds to our gardens every day. However, there is a ...

These social birds can create a racket when they feel so inclined, and their clownish ways are sure to draw attention. Although their large beaks can be intimidating, a well-socialized macaw can be a ...

Contrary to popular belief, dinosaurs never went extinct. They’re still alive among us – in the form of birds! Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the cataclysmic mass extinction caused ...

Who is Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' about? The stunning track is Billie's first proper love song. Now, 'Birds of a Feather' is here and it's Billie's most romantic song yet. What are ...

A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...

Initial signs included increased duck mortality, prompting state officials to quarantine the farm and cull nearly 119,000 birds. The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) confirmed the H5N9 ...

A human case of bird flu has been confirmed in England. The UK Health Security Agency said the person in the West Midlands region caught avian influenza on a farm where “they had close and ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in the US since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying ...