These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest include cliffside towers and lovely landscapes ...

A rare snowy owl native to the Arctic has been spotted in Milwaukee County, drawing crowds as experts urge people to keep their distance and protect the bird’s safety.

Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

Twelve years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation has revealed swathes of its remaining habitat are under threat. The Australian Conservation ...

Here are all of the birdwatching locations we've found so far in Heartopia! Alongside the more common fishing and ...

Some of Africa's lesser-known national parks are among its most impressive, like Zimbabwe's Mana Pools and Namibia's ...

"It's probably the second rarest bird to appear in 60 years at Tophilll Low after 2008's Amur falcon which, at the time, was ...

From waterfowl to warblers, rare birds sometimes end up in places we wouldn’t expect to see them, which makes birding even more exciting! Rare Bird Alerts through eBird can help keep you informed of ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, ...