World's Oldest Wild Bird Just Laid Another Dang Egg
The world’s oldest wild bird, Wisdom the Laysan albatross, has once again returned to her breeding grounds, and she has …
DNA Testing Reveals Baffling Bird Is Three Species in One
A Pennsylvania birder spotted the bird of a lifetime in his backyard this past spring—it was a hybrid of three species…
Stop Feeding the Hot Duck
Hot Duck mania has gripped the internet. It’s sent birding twitter atwittering, and the New York City news media seems…
How a Tiny Flightless Bird Ended Up on an Island in the Middle of the Ocean
An island half the size of Manhattan in the south Atlantic Ocean is so isolated, it’s called Inaccessible Island. On…
Why Do Birds Have Colorful Eggs? Because They're Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs laid colorful eggs. Birds lay colorful eggs. You do the math.
Spooky Shrieking Bird Looks and Sounds Like Something Out of a Horror Movie
You walk alone through a foggy forest with nothing but your day bag and binoculars. Birds and insects call quietly as…
This Hilarious Optical Illusion for Birds Could Save Your Life
Birds and planes are a bad combination, but it’s not so easy to shoo our avian friends away from airport runways.…
Moths Caught Drinking Tears From the Eyes of Sleeping Birds
In an oddly poetic act, moths will on occasion drink the tears from the eyes of a sleeping bird. Sounds harmless, but…
New Story, Same Big Old Bird
Madagascar’s history contains some truly enormous animals, from giant lemurs to giant tortoises. The island was also…
Beautiful New Andean Hummingbird Is Already Critically Endangered
High in the Ecuadorian Andes, a stunningly beautiful species of hummingbird—decorated with a flashy, sapphire…
Check Out This Incredible Extinct Bird From the Cretaceous Period
The discovery of a 127-million-year-old fossil in northeastern China is filling an important evolutionary gap between…
Cute Blue Bird From Rio Now Believed to Be Extinct in the Wild
Anyone who’s seen the funky movie Rio knows of the Spix’s macaw, the beautiful and goofy blue bird thought to be among…
New Zealand Penguins Travel 1,500 Miles for Food in Marathon Migration
New research into the migration habits of Tawaki penguins has revealed an absolutely marathon trek in which these…
Blue-and-Yellow Macaws Turn Pink to Communicate, but What Are They Saying?
Do you ever get so excited about something that your whole face starts to turn red? Well, it seems that blue-and-yellow…
Scientists Find Evidence of 1,000-Year-Old Parrot-Breeding Operation in the American Southwest
DNA evidence appears to have revealed an ancient parrot-breeding operation in the southwestern United States, a new…
French Theme Park Employs Trained Birds to Pick Up Cigarette Butts
A French theme park has begun using six trained birds belonging to the crow family to pick up litter and cigarette…
These Australian Birds Learn About Danger by Listening to Their Friends
If you heard a bear roar for the first time but didn’t see the snarling beast, what would you think? Would you be…
How Does Your Self-Control Fare Against Great Tits'?
Great tits appear to have nearly as much self-control as chimpanzees, if a new experiment’s results are accurate. They…
Crows Are Officially More Badass Than Ravens, Citizen Scientists Report
Crows and ravens are hard to tell apart, but basically, the common raven is bigger than the American and Northwestern…