Birds with crests, or a beautiful crown of feathers, use these structures for mating and defense. Explore the most stunning ...

Rainbow birds not normally seen in the UK have established a breeding colony, thanks to warmer temperatures caused by climate change. Eight bee-eaters, distinctive blue, yellow and orange birds, have ...

Two teams of researchers have independently identified a gene-encoded enzyme in birds that converts yellow pigments obtained from the diet into red pigments, which birds then use to color their ...

A new report reveals huge declines in the UK's migratory birds that winter deep in Africa's rainforests. Shorter distance migrants are performing much better, with some recording big population ...

The devastating impact has been revealed of illegal logging on bird communities in the understory layer of Ghana's Upper Guinea rain forests, one of the world's 25 "biodiversity hotspots" where the ...