Sightings continue in January, with observations beginning to dwindle in February and March. Golden-crowned Kinglets are ...

Male and female Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). The inheritance mechanism in birds is the opposite of the mammal one. It’s the female who is ‘heterogametic’ — she has both a W and a Z ...

Apparently bird flu wasn't just for the birds. Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey say one species on a remote island was hit hard by the outbreak. South Georgia Island lies in the southern ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

One of 11 kiwis returned to the wild outside Wellington gets a health check. The results: “Excellent,” says Paul Ward. Predators in the area have been reduced to the point where these birds have a ...

Scientists in New York City are watching closely dozens of brown pelicans that were spotted in Jamaica Bay. The rare sightings of the southern birds this far north raise the possibility that they may ...