Birds

Satellite photos showing poop stains in the West Antarctic snow and ice have revealed a previously unknown breeding colony of emperor penguins.

A new study has revealed that red junglefowl, the wild ancestors of chickens, are losing their genetic diversity as they mate with their domesticated counterparts.

Unlike their portrayal in Jurassic Park, curved-clawed dinos may have used their sharp appendages to pin and grasp, not slash.

An ancient Egyptian painting is so detailed, researchers can determine which species of birds were featured in it.

Images and footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon were recently captured by scientists. This is the first documented sighting of the elusive bird since 1882.

In cognitive tests for recognizing certain types of patterns, crows outperformed monkeys.

As the planet warms due to climate change, North American migratory birds are shrinking.

A 5-month-old bar-tailed godwit recently flew non-stop for 265 hours as it migrated more than 8,000 miles from Alaska to Tasmania.

What's the fastest an airborne animal can go?

A new study has revealed local residents in Sydney, Australia, are stuck in an escalating arms race with sulphur-crested cockatoos over the security of garbage bins.

Melon-size eggs belonging to an extinct and flightless giant 'thunder bird' were eaten by the first Australians.

The birds were initially viewed as exotic animals.

A rolling robot is helping scientists to observe and record penguin behavior.

The bird flu "does not present an immediate public health concern," the USDA says.

Haast's eagle may have hunted large prey like an eagle, but its eating habits — targeting the internal organs — were more like those of a vulture.

A new analysis of a well-preserved ancient bird skull reveals secrets about its brain.

Genetic analysis recently showed that California condors can reproduce asexually.

People were raising cassowaries, the world's most dangerous bird, some 18,000 years ago, new research shows.

A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.