Dozens of famous bird species will lose their familiar names in the coming months and years as part of a nationwide effort to eliminate monikers “clouded by racism” and to diversify bird-watching. The ...

Some birds are about to get new names. And no, we aren't talking pets, parrots at a zoo, or cartoon characters like Woody Woodpecker. Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow ...

Centuries ago, Mauritius held a world unlike anything sailors expected to find. The island sat far from major travel routes, and its wildlife evolved without outside pressure. The dodo lived at the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Spring is the perfect season for bird watching, but only in Richmond can you watch as a pair of birds of prey lay eggs and raise their young in real-time with the Richmond ...

An elusive bird that has not been seen for nearly 20 years is rediscovered and photographed in the Democratic Republic of Congo The first-ever photograph of the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops ...