Birds are important pollinators, but there are additional benefits of inviting them to your yard. Some backyard bird species are voracious bug eaters, which can help control populations of unwanted ...

We do this every day with domesticated species such as dogs or horses: They help us find something or carry us somewhere, and, in return, we provide them with food and shelter. In biological terms, ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is primarily a combination of pigment and structure, not just a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, ...

The research was funded by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and Stiftelsen Lunds Djurskyddsfond. Every day, throughout the world, people put huge quantities of food out at feeding ...

Small-billed elaenia ( Elaenia parvirostris) are small, greyish birds that live in South America. Unlike most animals we report on here, the tiny flier is listed as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red ...

Swallows are among my favorite birds to watch. Their flight is so graceful as they swoop low over water and open fields foraging for insects. They are a social bunch, too, often performing their ...

Some 144 bird species had not been seen in at least a decade, but a project by conservation organizations proposes they all may still be hidden somewhere in the wild. Clockwise from top left: Santa ...