Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

The Glacier Finch, also known as the White-winged Diuca Finch, is one of nature’s most extraordinary birds, fascinating ornithologists and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Native to the Andes mountains of ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake intrepid journeys between temperate regions in North America and their tropical wintering grounds in South America. "Birds are great indicator species of ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake extraordinary migrations, crossing vast deserts and open seas with no place to stop, feed, or rest. A new international study published in iScience by a ...

From the high-altitude wetlands of Ladakh to the Northeastern forests and Himalayan terrain, these birds are hard to spot, ...

To exploit a rich food resource that remains largely inaccessible to most predators, Europe’s largest bat captures, kills, and consumes nocturnally migrating birds in flight high above the ground, ...