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

Not all birds of prey are created equal - some are chaotic sky-terrors, others are lawful hunters with precision. So we decided to map them all out. In this video, we build the ultimate alignment ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

These birds could be extinct in 20 years. Meet the people fighting to change that With all but one of Australia's native black cockatoo species under threat, communities and conservationists are ...

In Hong Kong, a feral population of yellow-crested cockatoos could be the last hope for the critically endangered species. Researcher Astrid Andersson is on a mission to safeguard the species and ...

The American Ornithological Society has announced plans to change the names of bird species named after people to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms.

A Valuable Bird Chart. Share full article. Feb. 7, 1903. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 7, 1903, Section T, Page 12 Buy Reprints.

A total of 229 out of 718 bird species in the U.S. are now classified as high or moderate conservation concerns, according to the 2025 State of the Birds report, ...

Bird watchers chart the thrasher's decline The Bendire’s thrasher was named after Charles Bendire, a U.S. Army Lieutenant and naturalist who came across the unknown bird in the 1870s.

Nearly half of the world’s bird species are declining, with at least one in eight species threatened by extinction, a new study found. BirdLife, a 100-year-old conservation organization ...