The sunny yellow-hued American goldfinch, which has a black forehead marking, can be seen all over the states. For a real ...

The Resplendent Quetzal dazzles with emerald-green feathers and a crimson belly, hiding in misty cloud forests. Its elusive ...

One of the remarkable abilities that birds possess is their ability to regenerate the feathers that they shed. Unlike human ...

Dr N Munal MeiteiNational Birds Day is celebrated on the 5th January with this year’s theme, “A Bird in Flight is Poetry in ...

Did you know that the only poisonous bird in the world is the Hooded Pitohui? It carries toxins in its skin and feathers. Birds are amazing creatures. There are over 11,000 species worldwide. They ...

A Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Credit: Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, Field Museum Bird feathers have many different functions. Softer down keeps a bird warm and stiffer wing feathers are used for flight.

Birds and their feathers have been important to humans since prehistoric times. Birds were important for food. Feathers were ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 ...

Explore the colors of songbird migration in a photo essay that displays the ways distance and timing affect plumage. In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, ...

How does iridescence work? From rainbow bubbles to beautiful birds, bugs, and gemstones. Why is a soap bubble rainbow? What makes an oil slick beautiful? Iridescent colors, which transform depending ...