Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

U.S. birds display a wide array of striking hues. But just how colorful are our American birds? What you need to know from ...

Of all the red birds, the Northern cardinal is one of the most well-known. Males are easily recognized by their bright red plumage, large crest, and black face mask.

Attract them to your yard with a hummingbird feeder that stores nectar, or plant flowers such as bee balm, hostas, petunias, ...

Modern birds are members of Neornithes and the model indicates that iridescent feathers go back this far. [Related: Leggy dinosaur species could be the latest feathery clue to bird evolution.] ...

A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction. The findings are published in the journal Functional Ecology.

Dozens of U.S. bird species are struggling by with “perilously low populations” and one-third of all avian species are said to be of “high or moderate conservation concern,” according to a ...

The scientists then combined their data on bird coloration and distribution with a pre-existing family tree, based on DNA, showing how all the known bird species are related to each other.

This week, birders around the world lost one beloved feathered creature from their birding life list. Fortunately, no species went extinct. Instead, this change resolved a long-held misunderstanding ...

A new study analyzed data, images, and recordings from platforms that crowdsource observations from all over the world to identify birds “lost to science.” In total, the project, called The Search for ...

Year after year at Christmas, I pull “Redbird at Rockefeller Center” out with all of our seasonal books, decorations and the ornament bin, inside of which are a couple of our own red birds.

In fact, the color of male cardinals (and their spiked crest of feathers) inspired Western European settlers to give the species its name. The bird’s appearance reminded them of the red ...