Vultures, condors, buzzards: are these all names for the same type of bird? The difference in names between these three has ...

Be thankful you'll never see this bird perched outside your window. Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an extinct bird with a mouthful of tooth-like spikes and wings just smaller than a World ...

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Pelagornis sandersi had an estimated wingspan of around 21 feet, about the height of a giraffe. At bottom left is a California condor, and at bottom right is a Royal albatross. What may be the world's ...

T he largest flying bird by wingspan is the snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, with an impressive ...

Like any good bird-lover, Gabriel Gottfried knew what to do when he spied the huge creature perched on a tree branch outside his Topanga Canyon home. He grabbed his camera to document what experts say ...

A live California condor, the largest flying bird in North America and one that has been brought back from the brink of extinction, will make an appearance at the Santa Monica Mountains’ Bird Fest ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wandering albatross, a magnificent seabird that navigates the ocean winds and can glide almost endlessly over the water, boasts the biggest wingspan of any bird alive today, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wandering albatross, a magnificent seabird that navigates the ocean winds and can glide almost endlessly over the water, boasts the biggest wingspan of any bird alive today, ...