Birds, more than other animal groups, have had a horrific time with extinction, especially over the past several hundred ...

Typically, the name “crow” refers to several bird species in the Corvidae family that share common characteristics, such as ...

As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks ... long noted the unusual feeding behavior of phalaropes, which spin in circles on the water, creating a vortex that sweeps small ...

They are insect eaters and their long thin, slightly curved beak ... The Dunnock is a small brown bird with a short thin beak. It has red or brown eyes, dark streaks on a brown back and dark ...

Finding a shared growth rule like this helps explain how such different-looking beaks evolved from a common base. It shows that birds didn’t need a new rule every time a new beak type appeared – just ...

While many birds have basic brown ... in small flocks, often heard before seen due to their frog-like calls. The Black Skimmer has one of the most unique beaks in the bird world which are long ...

But the vibrant and colourful beaks are one among those features that often steal the show. While many birds have basic brown or black ... the bird world which are long, blade-like, and ...

This is a species of bird, related to woodpeckers ... sides of its tail and is about 20 cm long. The male has a black throat, pink bill, dark grayish brown upperparts, and white underparts ...

American oystercatchers—shellfish-eating shorebirds with long orange beaks ... Bird Treaty Act of 1918. American oystercatchers are striking. They have black feathers on their heads, chocolate ...

The size and shape of a bird’s beak usually give a person an idea of what it eats and how it catches what it eats. Birds such as cardinals have strong, conical bills that crack open nuts and seeds.

Birds have long been considered sentinels for environmental ... Sparrows have a home range similar to the size of a small urban neighbourhood. Most pollutants they pick up are from within this ...