For birdwatchers and ornithology enthusiasts across the United States, one burning question often arises: which state reigns supreme in avian biodiversity? The race for the title of “state with the ...

A bird long thought to be a single rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. Scientists discovered that the elusive Ijima’s Leaf Warbler and a newly identified Tokara Leaf Warbler look almost ...

Researchers at Cornell Lab of Ornithology, University of Massachusetts and University of Illinois have developed breakthrough methods to track the migration of individual bird species by combining ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to 50 percent of avian species migrating to and from Africa are in decline.

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Not many people realize that the majority of bird species are a lot like humans when it comes to diet. No, they don't enjoy dino nuggies and iced lattes — they're omnivores. Being an omnivore means ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Birders in 2025 rediscovered five species of birds that scientists hadn’t documented in the wild for at least 10 years, according to the latest ...

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One of the Tokara Leaf Warblers, Phylloscopus tokaraensis, was caught on Nakanoshima, Tokara Islands, in June 2017. Credit: Per Alström A new species, the Tokara Leaf Warbler, was identified using DNA ...

Most phylogenies exist in academic papers and remain difficult to interpret. Cornell’s Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer puts those relationships into a visual, searchable tool. Users can explore ...

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented. By Clarissa Brincat On Feb. 4, 2023, in ...