A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...

Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? All this raises the question: If bird flu is killing animals right and left, and has killed at least one human, should we be worried?

Feb. 11, 2025 — New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds ...

A bird flu prevention zone enforcing strict hygiene standards around domesticated birds has been declared for the whole of England. A rising number of cases and risk avian influenza poses to wild ...

Contrary to popular belief, dinosaurs never went extinct. They’re still alive among us – in the form of birds! Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the cataclysmic mass extinction caused ...

Empid flycatchers are notoriously difficult to distinguish. According to one author, “All are drab, the sort of neutral beige-ish colors that L.L. Bean would call taupe, mushroom or dun, fading to off ...

It comes down to nationwide outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu. New cases of bird flu have emerged in nearly 25 states this month, according to the USDA and the CDC. Amid the ...

The Spotted Flycatcher is a small, slender bird with an overall greyish-brown plumage. It has a pale underside with fine, dark streaks on the breast and flanks, giving it a slightly 'spotted' ...

The Willow Flycatcher is a small bird, though relatively large among Empidonax flycatchers. It's olive-brown above with a pale yellowish belly and two whitish-gray wing bars. It has a slightly crested ...

The best lenses for bird photography will help you get close to birds and wildlife from a distance. I'm here to help you snap up the best buys. I feel that the best lenses for bird photography solve a ...

Big Schools’ Birdwatch is back for 2025! Join thousands of other schools to find out which birds visit your school grounds. Together, we can make it count. In this short film, discover what makes Big ...