Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The IUCN Red List, which assesses the extinction risk of ...

Most bird watchers and scientists say that there are roughly 9,000 to 10,000 species of birds. One of the main ways to identify them is physical appearance and once you start looking closer, it ...

Some birds don’t need to stun with their spectacularly colorful tail feathers; they can just charm the bird watcher’s eye with their uniquely styled tail. An Indonesian endemic, Wilson’s ...

Planet Earth is blessed with a unique technicolor palette of birdlife that comes in all shapes and sizes. From tiny fluff balls to majestic birds, they swan around with every shade of the rainbow ...

A new global study finds that the visual beauty of birds—their colors and shapes—predicts which wild species are traded by people. By analyzing data for over 9000 bird species, researchers discovered ...

Picture yourself in nature, surrounded by the sounds of birds singing. It’s like being in a concert where each bird has its own special song to sing. These songs aren’t just noise; they’re messages ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AGoodeLife / 500px / Getty Images Wintertime may seem like a quiet, hibernating period until you start focusing on our feathered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GS23/Shutterstock Attracting colorful songbirds to your yard is certainly an enjoyable experience, but some species can create ...

The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is one of the few animals that spends its entire life at high elevations. USFWS / A. LaValle The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is specialized to dwell ...

Spotting birds can be great fun, particularly when we know which birds we are seeing. There’s something about being able to say, That’s a _____, that makes all the difference. Luckily, several ...