Already famous for their eye-catching colors and striking plumage, researchers now believe that birds-of-paradise may use ...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the blobfish ever hope to compete with the ...

The parotia bird of paradise, dwelling in New Guinea’s forests, captivates with its multi-stage courtship dance. The male’s display involves elaborate footwork, shimmering plumage, and feather plumes ...

The Type I feathers are more similar to primitive feathers found in non-avian theropods – or three-toed dinosaurs – than modern birds, with slightly curved barbules and no hook-groove mechanism.

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

Washington - Fossil remains of a 120-million-year-old bird with unique feathers has cast doubt on the theory of birds evolving from dinosaurs, some experts say, but others disagree. Two Chinese ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility.

AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family's commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari ...

While they are primarily wetland birds, “they love mixed habitats, grasslands, woodlands and lovely big trees to nest in, anything that’s insect-rich, worm-rich, that’s their thing”, she said.