Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds ...

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop. Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so red ...

The sunny yellow-hued American goldfinch, which has a black forehead marking, can be seen all over the states. For a real ...

Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

A rare yellow northern cardinal spotted in Alabama in 2018 became an internet sensation and opened millions of people’s eyes to a spectacular power of genetic mutation. Now, Geoffrey Hill, an ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Birds perform amazing feats. They fly, not just across the yard but across continents. They build nests, each so distinctive that construction and location identify the builder.

Normally, orange and blue are the colors best associated with the University of Florida. In recent weeks, however, yellow was all the rage. A rare yellow cardinal has been spotted in a wooded area at ...

A fuzzy, mottled Black-necked Stilt chick stands beneath its mother, which has a white underbelly and stabilizes the fuzzy chick with one long pink leg.. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA ...

California is one of the largest states in the United States and one of the largest sub-national economies in the world. Indeed, it’s like a country all its own, full of thriving industries, ...