While that fashion trend thankfully came to an end, kagus have continued to face threats, with predation by dogs and other introduced animals, as well as habitat loss, all causing numbers to decline.

That’s the kind of culinary revelation awaiting you in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where horse-drawn buggies outnumber traffic lights and homemade food isn’t just a marketing gimmick—it’s a way of ...

Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth and dodo bird, has created three dire wolf pups. See why they went extinct, pics.

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...

As North America moves into spring, hummingbirds are migrating north. Hummingbird Central uses crowdsourced sightings to show ...

From the perfect "smoky eye," to bold red "lipstick," admire — and occasionally chuckle — at these birds' unique coloring.

Do common grackles deserve their bad reputation? Learn why they're cooler than you think — and why scientists are watching ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

The resulting “eight-legged” bird may look like something out of a science fiction film. However, huddling with their chicks is the way piping plover parents shelter their babies from harsh weather ...

"Birds are unable to perceive windows as a physical barrier," Harris said. "If they are able to see reflection of the sky with trees in it, they may think it's a landscape that's open for them to use ...