Discover North America's biggest birds by wingspan, height, and weight, and learn about extinct giants like moas.

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. And, up until about a thousand years ago, it was home to the world’s largest known bird species. Meet Madagascar’s legendary ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

"Birds of the World, a powerful new resource that brings together scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology--Birds of North America and Neotropical Birds (originally published by the ...

Birds are some of the most visually stunning creatures on Earth, and many of them feature vibrant colors. While plenty of ...

We had no idea brains and feathers go hand in hand until now. A few birds out there that can recognize faces, plan ahead, solve puzzles, and even trick their own kind! This is a rundown of the world’s ...

This February, more than one million people around the world stepped outside to observe and report birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count, marking a new record for the number of participants ...

World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of May and October. The day helps raise awareness of migratory birds and their habitats. During the spring and summer Minnesota becomes a ...

This article first appeared in Birds Caribbean on September 16, 2025. An edited version, with additional contributions from Global Voices author Emma Lewis, an avid birdwatcher and member of Birds ...