Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

A covey of California quail can include up to 100 males, females and young. Learn fascinating wild turkey bird facts you ...

If you’ve seen a bird, chances are good you’ve seen a Red-winged Blackbird. One of the most widespread (and—dare we say ...

Parent birds deliver more than 10,000 to their young A pair of great tits will each fly at least 100 km to collect the caterpillars and carry almost their own body weight in a day Robins and wrens ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold ...

Twitter named its original bird logo after him, “Larry the Bird.” 1980 – NBA Rookie of the Year. 1981 – Wins first NBA title with the Boston Celtics. 1985 – Bird’s rivalry with Johnson ...