Birds may not always take the flight path that physics suggests is the perfect landing, at the safest and lowest possible ...

Sixty-two common songbirds lost nearly half their genetic diversity in 50 years, and the most abundant species lost the most.

Lucy Taylor, a wildlife expert from Vine House Farm, explains why birds may be drawn to our windows—particularly in autumn.

A study to better understand the evolutionary drivers of loud birds also discovered two new contenders for the noisiest bird ...

New research shows that humans are not the only species to get jet lag: Some birds appear to experience it too.

Learn about the dozens of species called birds of paradise. Discover the dramatic, brightly colored plumage that sets them ...

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Fishing nets can pose a serious danger to seabirds, and there's no simple fix. Researchers are testing some unusual buoys in ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make ...

Wildlife photographer and ornithologist Tim Laman shares his advice for getting started—right in your own backyard.

Smithsonian researcher Klara Widrig studies living birds to build 3D models of their ancestors’ anatomies, uncovering how flight evolved Ashley D'Souza Postdoctoral researcher Klara Widrig (standing) ...

As the fall leaves begin to change and bird populations start to migrate, there's a great place for birds of a feather to ...