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 ...

We all know about the Indian Peafowl, or more specifically the Peacock, which just so happens to be the first entry in this beautiful list. But have you seen the bright colors of the Himalayan Monal ...

Chipping Sparrow, Female Bird Winner, United States and Canada, Boise, Idaho; Chipping Sparrows can be found in summer from coast to coast and from central Alaska to Central America. The National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A clear window bird feeder filled with sunflower seeds. - GS23/Shutterstock Attracting colorful songbirds to your yard is ...

Superb starlings help care for the offspring of birds they are not related to. “To me, that sounds like friendship,” one scientist said. By Asher Elbein True friends, most people would agree, are ...

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 ...

These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images celebrate our feathered friends Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Text by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna With a white frame ...

Your feathered friends will certainly think you rock if you could just provide them with this nature-inspired alternative to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Birdwatchers walking along the High Line Canal during an annual bird count last Christmas got a surprise gift when one of them spotted a Bohemian waxwing ...