A study published in the journal Ornithological Applications shows how conservation organizations are using data from ...

Learn about extinct bird species of North America, including passenger pigeons, seaside sparrows, the ivory-billed woodpecker ...

A previously extinct species of bird has re-evolved back into existence, according to a new study. The Aldabra rail first went extinct around 136,000 years ago. Now, it's reclaimed its home island.

Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two ...

Red backed shrikes migrate using a fixed schedule, flying in stages with little variation, showing that genetics guide bird ...

Tens of millions of years ago, a diverse array of bird species soared, swam, and thrived amid their scaly reptile cousins—and ...

SAN DIEGO — A name change is coming to dozens of species of well-known birds this year — all in a push by the American Ornithological Society to remove human names and swap them with more useful, ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

The seasonal sleigh bells are a’ jinglin’, and for some hawk-eyed observers around the Bay, that means it’s time to dust off ...

Winters in the Colorado Rocky Mountains can be long and formidable. Before the snow flies, thousands of birds migrate each ...

In recent years, more and more streets have been named Skylark Lane or Swift Avenue – but the numbers of these birds are ...