But unlike most parrots, they also eat other birds. They have no problem breaking into nests, and gobbling any chicks they can find. Sheep were first brought into kea territory when Europeans ...

A female eclectus parrot casts a quizzical look at the camera. Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage and the male ...

GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Thick-billed parrots, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha, are an enigma. Despite their ecological and cultural importance, especially to ...

The Bird Photographer of the Year award has been announced, with Canadian photographer Patricia Homonylo scooping the top prize for her thought-provoking image titled When Worlds Collide.

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This year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition winners offer us both a celebration of avian diversity and human creativity as well as a window into our evolving relationships with these ...

When Logan Parker first sees a male, black-throated blue warbler near his Maine home each spring, two things strike him about the tiny bird – its stunning appearance and the thousands of miles ...

This bird, with its glossy plumage and distinctive curved beak, once thrived across three continents and held symbolic significance in ancient cultures, where it even had its own hieroglyph ...

Majestic seabirds abound across each of its island groups, but when it comes to parrots in particular, it’s best to head to the Austral Islands. While this small collection of islands doesn’t ...

An image of a peregrine falcon chasing a butterfly, a vulture feasting on a black bear and a surfing penguin are among the winning images of Bird Photographer of the Year 2024. The contest ...

A collaboration between scientists and the Ngururrpa Rangers has found evidence of one of the world's most rare birds - the night parrot. There may be as many as 50 critically endangered night ...

“White Bird,” a possibly unexpected origin story, is adapted from a 2019 graphic novel of the same name about the family of one of Auggie’s antagonists in “Wonder.” Yes, you read that ...