To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the blobfish ever hope to compete with the ...

Birds have evolved a unique tolerance for sour foods by rewiring a key taste receptor, reshaping their diets and ecosystems.

Yellow is common in illegally traded birds. Photo: Ben Lerner. Senior and her colleagues compared three datasets measuring bird color, global wildlife trade and extinction risk from the IUCN Red List.

Owen Deutsch’s and Michael Parr’s book “Birds of the Tropical Andes” is set to be released on July 8. This 264-page hardbound ...

This tropical bird, native to Central America, builds long, pouch-shaped nests that hang from tall trees. Made from vines and fibers, these nests can grow up to two meters long.

Tropical bird, limpkin, spotted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, making it the state’s first sighting, game commission says. ‘Very unusual’ ...

Tropical bird, limpkin, spotted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, making it the state’s first sighting, game commission says. ‘Very unusual’ ...

Tropical bird, limpkin, spotted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, making it the state’s first sighting, game commission says. ‘Very unusual’ ...

A rare red-footed booby was spotted has made recent appearances at the Santa Cruz Wharf, bringing bird watchers from far away to see the unique bird. The tropical bird rarely migrates through ...

NIAGARA FALLS, ON — Parrots, lorikeets and hornbills cavort freely inside a Niagara Falls, Ontario attraction. Bird Kingdom, just on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, is the largest indoor ...

Tropical bird, limpkin, spotted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, making it the state’s first sighting, game commission says. ‘Very unusual’ ...