BIRD

See the extreme ways in which raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth. From snowy owls in the high Arctic to honey buzzards raiding hornet nests in Taiwan, raptors can hunt prey in any climate.

Scientists find nests of shorebirds, but they're not the only ones looking for them. Just when they think hope is lost for the next generation of shorebirds, some heartwarming scenes greet them.

Follow a conservation movement of bird-loving experts and citizen scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds.

One of the most inspiring conservation stories in American history is playing out on, of all places, a live-fire training ground at Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina. There, an improbable alliance is giving a special bird—the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW)—a new lease on ...

Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae): an Australian songbird. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Passeriformes Family: | Menuridae Genus: | Menura Species: | M. novaehollandiae Size and Weight: Lyrebirds measure 31 to 39 inches in length, including their tail. Males tend ...

It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a female fairy-wren singing to defend her territory.

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna): one of the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast of the United States. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Apodiformes Family: | Trochilidae Genus: | Calypte Species: | C. anna Size and Weight: Tiny among ...

Male and female White-necked Jacobins vastly differ in color, making females a target for constant harassment. But one out of every five females keeps their “male” costume, holding onto their bright blue coloring. This “deceptive coloration” lets her slip through the crowd of rowdy males ...

No bigger than a human thumb, the Volcano hummingbird exists only in the Talamanca Mountains. But their appetite is anything but small, as they must replenish 12,000 calories a day from the tiny mountain flowers that suit their miniature bill.