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 ...

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A crow enjoys a peanut Friday, July 12, 2024, on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Bad news for Seattle birdwatchers: The Emerald City’s bird communities are in trouble. Average bird ...

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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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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Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites in bird nests. By Lesley Evans Ogden Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos, ...

The birds in your neighborhood might seem like they fly around without a care in the world, but most avian species are actually cautious creatures. As every bird lover is sadly aware, our feathered ...