This bird measures between 25 and 26 cm, with males reaching 26 cm and females 25 cm. For a bird of paradise, it is small but ...

All nine Guam kingfishers released on Palmyra Atoll last September are alive and thriving in their new environment, marking a ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

This video proves there's more than meets the eye for a woodpecker. It has one trick you'd never expect when it comes to ...

Every beach-goer has experienced a dive-bombing seagull swooping for their lunch - now a university is looking into what ...

Nocturnal birds excel in darkness, utilizing stealth, sharp senses, and hunting skills, making them nature's silent predators in forests.

Birds without natural immunity that migrate or roost together in large flocks, such as geese, are most likely to die in large ...

"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, ...

The King cobra and the Eagle are powerful predators with distinct skills. While the King cobra relies on venom and ambush ...

Falcons are found across the globe, on every continent except for Antarctica. There are 39 species of falcon in the […] ...

The vampire bat might be nature’s purest super-villain. But it’s not the only flyer known to subsist off of the blood of its ...

We took a look at five other returning birds that make epic journeys to Cumbria every spring: ...