Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

A study of a bizarre prehistoric bird's fossilized remains has uncovered fascinating new details regarding its behavior. Living around 120 million years ago, the species, Longipteryx chaoyangensis, is ...

C utting about the tropical wetlands of South America is a bizarre bird that’s a “unicorn” amongst its peers in more than one sense of the word. Like the mythical creature, it has a “horn” on its head ...

In a new study published in the journal Animal Behaviour, scientists observed a worrisome behavioral change in the Galápagos yellow warbler, a bright yellow songbird native to the Galápagos Islands.

When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or we might consider how they use voices, from the ...

Life-sized papier-mâché birds are popping up in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) this spring, and they're quite a sight. By this we mean something you certainly wouldn't want to encounter ...