BIRD

Pheasant: a bird in the Phasianidae family that is native to Eurasia. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Galliformes Family: | Phasianidae There are around 50 species of pheasants in the family Phasianidae, which includes a diverse range of colorful ...

Pigeons: Members of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Columbiformes Family: | Columbidae Genus: | Columba Species: | C. livia The pigeon family includes over 300 species worldwide, ranging from familiar ...

Wounded hummingbirds find their way to Terry Masear as her mobile hotline rings off the hook from callers who find them and require her expertise. Masear is quick to help rescue baby hummingbird twins whose mother died.

Sir David Attenborough comes face-to-face with the dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans in recorded history. In this extraordinary encounter, he reveals how this long-lost species has been misrepresented over time.

In the northeastern part of India, the greater adjutant stork has been considered an ill omen for generations, and the endangered bird has paid the price. Its breeding population here fell to just 115 birds by the 1990s.

These hummingbird chicks are ready to join the adults at the local feeders, where a predator lurks nearby: a roadrunner. Like the cartoon, the real roadrunner is clever -- and also a hunter.

In the early 2000s, an invasive snail species took over these Florida wetlands. These invasive snails were too big for many of Florida's snail kites to consume so many birds vanished. But ten years later, these birds made an unbelievable recovery.

All around the world, seabirds provide a critical link between land and sea. On Hawai’i, ecologists are working to protect two vital shearwater species that helped life first take hold across these islands.

Hawai’i is home to a broad, beautiful array of bird species found only on its islands — like the stunningly diverse honeycreepers, many on the border of extinction. Now, a local team is removing invasive predators, restoring habitats, and battling mosquito-borne diseases to protect honeycreepers ...