Bird name: Key characteristics: Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Bright orange-red head, yellow body, black wings and back, found in western North America.

Males have golden-orange undersides, shimmering black hoods and backs, and black wings with white wing bars. Females have various shades of yellow underneath and yellowish-brown heads, backs and ...

Valerie Sinex, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Yorba Linda, noticed a recent increase in customer sightings of exotic black and white birds with exceptionally long tails and bright red-orange bills.

People often ask me, “I saw a black bird with red on the wings — what is it?” Well, that would be — coincidentally — the red-winged blackbird.

When people see a thin black bird on the water or drying its wings on a tree branch, many can’t tell whether it is an anhinga or a cormorant. One of the easiest ways to see the difference is in ...

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.

Bird name: Key characteristics: Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Bright orange-red head, yellow body, black wings and back, found in western North America.