South Africa’s beleaguered blue swallow has ... according to the updated IUCN Red List. Birds are important indicators of the state of nature: they occur almost everywhere; their behaviours ...

Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage and the ... breeding center in Durban, South Africa, are rescues, given up ...

Currently just a few weeks old, the chick sports dark, fluffy baby plumage. Under the care of the Steinhart Aquarium's Animal Health and Care Team, the baby bird is thriving and will soon develop the ...