"Each hatching represents a real chance to reverse the fate of this species." Experts thrilled as incredibly rare birds hatch ...

To find out why, Smithsonian asked Scott Sillett, a wildlife biologist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. “Red and yellow feathers get their color from actual pigments, called carotenoids, that ...

In the film, the bright blue birds save their endangered species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The ...

Naturally is a column written by a rotating cast of experts at the NJ Audubon. Within the past two months, I’ve had two ...

The Spix’s macaw made its famous onscreen debut as a charming parrot named Blu in Disney’s animated film “Rio.” But a new study shows the Brazilian bird is now extinct in the wild.

The ring-necked pheasant, an introduced species that has declined from its peak population in Pennsylvania in the 1970s to only a couple heavily managed pockets today, is one of the few birds that ...

This large, mainly black bird is the only curassow with distinctive blue bill ornaments, earning the species its common name. Very little is known about this bird in the wild due to its rarity; while ...

But enthusiastic bird lovers in Southwest Florida cannot seem to resist feeding scrub jays, cousins to the blue jay and a protected species, which land on their arms, shoulders, hands and even on ...

They’re blue, round, and small. And birdwatchers throughout Alabama are hoping to catch sight of one before they head north for the summer. The cerulean warbler is one of many bird species that ...

The Spix’s macaw is one of eight bird species, half of ... Blue bird from ‘Rio’ movie now extinct in the wild by: CNN Wires. Posted: Sep 9, 2018 / 09:57 PM CDT.