Migratory birds are specially adapted to find their way over extreme distances that represent remarkable tests of endurance. Now, researchers have discovered an unexpected way that migratory birds ...

A pastel-colored wild bird reminiscent of a tub of sherbet ice cream created a flutter on social media in March 2021. A photograph of the brightly colored bird — complete with bright purple, orange, ...

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DURHAM, N.C. -- Fall is here, and we see the leaves turning yellow, orange or red thanks to a trick of our vision: our brains categorize colors. Scientists have learned that birds with colorful ...

Just 13 centimeters (CM) long and with plumage ranging from bright orange-yellow to turquoise, the green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) would struggle to survive in a large metropolis. Urban trees ...