The purple gallinule, native to the Caribbean, landed in Houlton but was fatally injured by the cold. Several off-course ...

Birdwatchers are flocking to a Texas state park to get their eyes on a rare tropical bird making its first known appearance in the Lone Star State. Texas State Parks posted a photo Monday, Nov. 27, on ...

A tropical species of bird was found in a woman's New Bedford backyard after rain pummeled most of Massachusetts all day on ...

The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), last seen in the wild in 1988, is making a comeback. Thanks to years of dedication and the steadfast efforts of the Sihek Recovery Program team, Guam ...

More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn't one of them. The tropical bird is ...

In preparation for a presentation on the birds we saw while in Ecuador recently, I was struck by how many of the birds were extravagantly colored, many eye-poppingly so. Thumbing through my field ...

A winter storm that swept through New England last week brought an unusual visitor to Massachusetts, wildlife officials said.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tropical fruit-eating birds are so much more than just eye candy ...

Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...

Extreme heat poses grave threat to tropical birds The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since ...

A gray-collared becard was spotted at Resaca de la Palma State Park in Texas, marking the first sighting in the state of the rare bird. Screengrab on X from Texas State Parks Birdwatchers are flocking ...