The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we ...

Trail camera footage of a large bird far outside of its known range has local officials scratching their heads.  It's ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator bordered by the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in ...

Humans and birds have a rich and complex history together. Some birds, like the carrier pigeon or the bald eagle, have ...

It may look gruesome, but shrikes impale their prey to store it and aid in eating. Learn all about this fascinating killer songbird.

Helen Greenberg, a volunteer with the American Wildlife Refuge, estimates that she’s rescued about 300 wild raptors in the past five years.

Animals with offbeat traits, such as vultures with naked heads and hooked beaks, often play specialized roles in ecosystems.

The dodo was a flightless bird about the size of a male turkey that had a long, hooked beak and the goofy charm of an emperor penguin. Its ancestor first appeared on Earth more than 25 million ...