A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...

The title of the world's most beautiful bird is often given to the Resplendent Quetzal, native to Central America. Learn why ...

Bright, beautiful birds face the highest wildlife-trade pressure, as aesthetic preferences shape demand across continents.

Parrots are admired worldwide for their intelligence, vivid colours, and engaging personalities. However, not all parrot species are suitable or legal to keep as pets. In fact, several countries have ...

A new global study finds that the visual beauty of birds—their colors and shapes—predicts which wild species are traded by ...

Attracting colorful songbirds to your yard is certainly an enjoyable experience, but some species can create more problems than they are worth. Blue jays, with their beautiful plumage and bold ...

IN reviewing my child's book, “Beautiful Birds,” F. E. B., writing in your columns, says, “Why should he select the beautiful birds' only, and, by implication, condone the massacre of birds that have ...