Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden Pheasant  Also known as the Chinese pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), ...

So finding birds who actually have long tails required some care. Plus, not only did the feathers have to originate from the tail, but they had to be nearly as long as the bird’s body.

The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) ... Both sexes may consume insects, earthworms, frogs, snakes, birds and bird’s eggs, especially when small ...

A bird fossil of similar age to Archaeopteryx shows flight-aiding innovations such as the loss of a long tail. Fossil find reveals the earliest known short-tailed bird. Your privacy, your choice ...

It also had a long bony tail. "The forelimb is generally built like a bird's wing, but with three claws on the fingers, which are absent from modern birds. So you can call it wing.

During a pre-Fourth of July paddle around Long Tail Point, bird monitor Jack Swelstad of Green Bay spotted something at the end of the island. "I found two piping plovers that acted like they were ...

This photograph snapped by Raphael Golez, 44, will have you squinting to try and spot the long-tailed bird; The grey, white and black bird, which is perched on Winchelsea Beach, ...

Forget fleeting friendships the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys. Birds that babysit: scientists reveal ...

The California scrub-jay is a slender, medium-sized bird with a long tail, blue head and back, and a gray cape below the neck. The belly and throat are very light gray to white and there is a bold ...

One notable exception came in 2000, however, when the society renamed a bird that's now called the Long-tailed Duck because of concerns that its previous name was derogatory to Native Americans.

The wing feathers of the sunda minivet, a diminutive long-tailed bird, are actually about five times smaller than they appear in this photograph. Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert ...

The early evolution of birds has long been a mystery due to the limited fossil record. Two bird fossils dating back 149 million years to the Jurassic era have been unearthed in Fujian Province ...