Watching birds in your backyard during the spring is a fun pastime. If you can't see them, you can still identify them if you ...

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in ...

Practical Tips To Control Feather Plucking In Parrots And Keep Them Healthy: Feather plucking in parrots is often caused by ...

Ancient DNA reveals pre-Inca societies transported live Amazonian parrots across the formidable Andes mountains.

The 2026 I BIRD NY Challenge for birders of all ages and abilities has officially begun. The challenge encourages New Yorkers and visitors to identify birds and learn about birdlife. Finishers are ...

Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...

When a male bullfinch smashed into Marcin Jarzebski’s apartment window, he took it in but realized it needed expert treatment ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This image found in Smithsonian ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With Smithsonian Secretary Alexander ...

Bird migration is awe-inspiring. Animals mostly made of feathers take to the sky and complete round-trip journeys up to ...

Woodpeckers aren’t trying to be musicians, but they are drummers. You may have heard the familiar drumming of a woodpecker before. They are omnivorous consumers of insects, tree sap and nectar, along ...

New study shows that bird feathers do more than look pretty. They help birds manage heat and stay cool in surprising ways.