Each year, billions of migratory birds switch between spring/summer breeding grounds and overwintering grounds, although their movements vary greatly between species and populations. Their journey may ...

An agile songbird darting through India's urban gardens and scrublands, flicking its upright tail and showing off its rich black plumage with striking orange-red patches. The Indian Robin is a small, ...

Swooping gracefully through the skies, this agile flyer catches insects on the wing and heralds the arrival of spring in many parts of the world. The Barn Swallow is a sleek, small bird with a ...

Hudsonian Godwit standing in shallow blue water, facing right. Features long, bicolored bill and brown-patterned plumage. The Hudsonian Godwit is the smallest of the world's four godwit species — yet ...

Lesser Yellowlegs, a shorebird with speckled brown and white plumage and yellow legs walks on a sandy beach. Vivid yellow legs flashing against mudflat and marsh, the Lesser Yellowlegs is a slender, ...

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Evening Grosbeak perched on a bare branch, showing its bright yellow plumage, black wings with white patches, and large pale bill. A chunky, bull-necked finch with a bill powerful enough to crack ...

Hudsonian Whimbrel standing on grassy ground with two white flowers. Features long, downcurved bill slightly open, mottled brown plumage. With a bill that curves like a scimitar and a migration route ...

Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are extraordinary birds of prey. Though on the smaller side, they can kill animals sizably larger than they are. Peregrines also have one of the fastest flying ...

Herons from the family Ardeidae are tall and striking birds with long necks and legs. There are actually some 64 species of herons if you also include egrets and bitterns from the same family. Living ...

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is the fastest flying bird, capable of reaching incredible speeds in excess of 200 mph (389 km/h) while hunting. These birds are not only fast but capable of ...

A group of ravens is called an unkindness — but why? Discover the origins of this and other raven collective nouns, plus the truth about raven behaviour and intelligence. A group of ravens is ...