The vibrant feathers of Amazonian parrots were both a fashion statement and a symbol of power for civilizations predating the ...

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed that vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries before the Inca Empire, highlighting a sophisticated ...

We can't know a bird 's exact IQ, but Harvard researchers suggest African Grey Parrots are widely considered the world's smartest birds. With an extensive vocabulary comparable to a 5-year-old child, ...

SC lawmakers' recognition of the prothonotary warbler not only highlights this bright yellow bird but also the importance of protecting its swamp habitat here.

At the end of February, Mary Alice and I took our friends Nancy and Patrick Beebe down to the PA Game Commission’s Middle Creek Wildlife Area to see the snow geese that had stopped to rest and eat ...

Protect local avians by keeping these materials out of your yard.

Researchers discover how woodpecker skull geometry keeps powerful pecks stable, allowing the birds to hammer wood thousands of times safely.

Jahangirnagar University, known as a paradise for migratory birds, experienced an absence of birds at the beginning of last winter season. However, after nearly four months of various experimental ...

Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the distant Amazon.

Kerala’s Vazhachal forest continues to surprise researchers. A new fauna census has documented 26 previously unrecorded species. Know them ...

The town’s popular rookery may be running out of room. Eleven species of birds built 800 nests last year alone. ‘It’s so amazing,’ naturalist says ...