Birds, more than other animal groups, have had a horrific time with extinction, especially over the past several hundred years. Here’s one uniquely American example. The extinct heath hen (Tympanuchus ...

Known for their bright blue eggs, American robins are a familiar sight hopping across lawns in search of worms, fruit, and ...

An annual winter bird count has taken place for more than 100 years. Some Oklahomans have created a family tradition out of ...

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. The ...

"In 2017, we started creating our new master plan exhibit and this was the last of those new exhibits we created," Kevin Hodge, vice president of animal programs at the zoo, told Chron. "It's birds ...

A newly published study has found that nearly 75% of bird species in North America are sharply declining across their ranges, and eight in 10 plummeting in the very areas where they’re thought to be ...

SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more useful, ...

Decatur recently became Georgia's first "Bird City" and is leading the way with changes big and small to build a safer ...