New Zealand's endangered kakapo has a unique breeding cycle. Now, for the first time in four years, the parrots are in the ...

Parrots form deep, life-long bonds with their caregivers. When that person dies, parrots are lost and will grieve, sometimes ...

Conservationists in New Zealand are more optimistic than ever about breeding season for the country's critically endangered ...

Dubbed the Hot Air Rally in the Valley, this event will sweep attendees into a world of love and laughter, food and fun, with ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 ...

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these typical bird attributes. It’s a type of parrot found only in New Zealand that ...

Scientists have finally photographed a whale known only from sounds and remains, linking a mysterious deep-sea signal to a ...

Cute dog Maymo gets surprised with a box of balloons. The funny beagle reacts by excitedly popping the balloons, one by one, until none are left. Then comes the real surprise, a giant balloon for ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

The H5N1 virus caused the death of a total of 54,100 birds, mostly ducks, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Indian authorities Health workers in protective gear prepare to burn ...

A project is underway to sequence the genome of five separate Rufous scrub-bird colonies. Fewer than 2,000 of the songbirds remain, with bushfire posing the main threat to their existence. A tiny ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise ...