Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

Falcons are a genetically distinct group and are more closely related to parrots than the other birds of prey.

Qualifying statements aside, that's a broad distribution for any animal, even birds. Most herons, including egrets and bitterns, live near water, as they usually feed by wading in the shallows ...

The African Fish Eagle is a bird of prey known for its iconic call and impressive hunting abilities. The species is widespread and can be found in almost every country in Africa south of the Sahara.

Bird flu pops up every year in the same way that flu season does for humans. Each time there's a different strain as ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold ...

The 2025 American Birding Association Bird of the Year has been revealed as one that is Minnesota's own.