Males of two species of pheasants seem to trade attractiveness for the ability to get a good look at predators.

Feathers define birds. Other critters, like insects, fly; but no other critter wears feathers. And what amazing structures they are, these feathers. They allow birds to fly, perform mating displays, ...

Distinctive colours and patterns play a significant role in the courtship of certain birds, helping them blend in with their ...

What makes a bird a bird? For starters, it has to be covered with a collection of branching, hair-like structures known as feathers. If you add a toothless beaked jaw, a four-chambered heart, a strong ...

The mystery of the color-changing woodpecker has been solved. For years, scientists have been confused as to why up to one-third of yellow-shafted northern flickers (Colaptes auratus auratus), a type ...

The rainbow-sheened feathers of the male bird of paradise are an eye-catching way to snag a mate. Now, a new study finds the birds owe their shimmer to feathers that reflect light like mirrors. The ...

Workers at a U.K. wildlife hospital were stunned when they received a call about a "bright orange" bird rescued at the side of a road. Staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Aylesbury, southern ...

BRAINERD — I was hunkered in a blind I had placed along the edge of field when a magnificent tom turkey walked into view a mere 50 feet away. I “yelped” softly on a diaphragm turkey call, and ...

It’s a case of mistaken identity, thanks, in part, to a large dose of curry. According to a Facebook post from the Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Haddenham, England, several Good Samaritans ...

A novel analysis of songbird feathers offers evidence that the food birds eat while they moult can influence their feather colour. The colour variation that results from dietary differences could also ...