The Spix’s macaw is one of the rarest birds in the world: it is estimated that there are only 177 captive individuals worldwide. The species was declared extinct in the wild in 2000. #8 Moorean ...

What it eats: Fruit, seeds, fungi, insects, snails, fish, frogs, small birds, small mammals and carrion Why it's awesome: The southern cassowary is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds on Earth.

Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

More information: Klára Daňková et al, Highly accurate Batesian mimicry of wasps dates back to the Early Oligocene and was driven by non-passerine birds, Current Biology (2025).

Around 175 passengers had a close shave after an IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, an official said.

Police in Samut Sakhon province have seized 346 tonnes of smuggled chicken feet, an ingredient of a popularThai spicy salad, and collected samples to be tested for possible avian influenza.

In a significant discovery that reveals New Zealand’s epic biodiversity, researchers identified a 19-million-year-old ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

An examination of the facility’s deposit records confirmed a total of 346,390 kilogrammes, or approximately 346.39 tonnes, of stored chicken feet, an act deemed illegal under Sections 22 and 31 ...

The IndiGo aircraft was flying at around 4,000 feet when it suffered damage after being struck by a vulture, officials said. “An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi.

Boyer and at least 94 others will rappel more than 330 feet down from the roof of 65 E. State St. in Downtown on June 13 as part of Over the Edge, an annual fundraising event raising money to end ...