The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

Under a cloud of mist, vigorous ripples appear on the surface of the water. The animal lingering underneath the surface is ...

Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.

Guineafowl don’t rely on cuddling for warmth like other species. They rely on flexible behavioural responses to survive harsh ...

What’s your guess for Earth’s most isolated island? It’s not Hawaii. It’s not Fiji. In fact, if you’re thinking beaches, palm ...

Audubon’s recent study offers a comprehensive look at the biggest threats to coastal birds—and what we can do about them. We looked across multiple bird groups (shorebirds, seabirds, and wading birds) ...

Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

H umans once lived among enormous, wingless birds in New Zealand, but within a few hundred years of our species arrival, they ...