birds

In the decades since the first movie came out, the demand for black-market owls in Indonesia has multiplied.

What goes around comes around.

Watanabe. 2017. The Auk: Ornithological Advances.

One fossil expert developed a new system for classifying extinct ducks and geese.

The power of community is not lost on great tits.

It's more dangerous than it looks.

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Experts say collisions with windows are a “preventable problem.”

Members launched the project after learning that some types of poultry simply aren't cut out for cold climates.

Just like undertakers have the world’s most secure job, vultures have the world’s most secure food source.

Government agencies and the Yurok tribe are teaming up to try to restore the endangered bird to its historic habitat.

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We adore them too. Really. But this is a major problem.

Scientist Lori Marino says the farmyard fowl are “vastly underrated.”

It's been a big year.

The bird, not the fruit.

A team of researchers has a new explanation for the color shift: Invasive plants are altering the woodpeckers’ palate—and, as a result, their palette.

Come one, come all.

They picked up the nasty behavior from magpies.

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Gases produced by huge quantities of seabird guano contribute modestly to cloud formation, thus helping lower temperatures.

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is the most highly-decorated bird in the world.

The snack’s unnatural brightness made it easy for observers to track two species’ behavior from a distance.

Researchers previously believed a crow named Betty was a genius because they’d seen her bend a twig into a hooked tool. It turns out Betty was just…average.

Harry Potter Has Created a Huge Black Market for Owls in Indonesia

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Birds Cope with Loss by Strengthening Other Relationships

How a Pelican Survives a 40-Foot Drop Into the Ocean With No Broken Bones

How You Can Help Protect Migrating Birds

Seniors' Knitting Group Crafts Sweaters For Chilly Chickens

Why Don't Vultures Eat Live Prey?

California Condors Will Be Reintroduced to the Wild

8 Ways Domestic Cats Are a Serious Threat to Nature

Chickens Are Much, Much Smarter Than They Look

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2016

11 Flightless Facts About Kiwis

Why Yellow Woodpeckers Are Turning Red

Starling Nests Make Huge Feasts for Pigs, Snakes, Insects, and Turkeys

Crow Attacks on Humans Are on the Rise in Australia

Scientists Say Bird Poop Helps Cool the Arctic

Pigeons Can Distinguish Written Words From Nonsense

Tool-Using Hawaiian Crows Join Bird Version of MENSA

In Australia, 'The World’s Deadliest Bird' Commits String of Break-Ins

Plight of Injured Toucan Sparks Global Movement—and New Animal Planet Documentary

Edinburgh Zoo's Knighted Penguin Gets Promoted to Brigadier

Researcher Stages Cheeto Olympics for Birds

Bending Sticks Into Tools Is Apparently NBD for Crows