Birds

The Crakes commonly refer to a group of birds in the genus Gallinula within the rail family Rallidae, most often the Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus ), though the phrase ca...

Gorilla birds is an informal term people use for large, dark birds that look or behave in ways reminiscent of gorillas. The phrase is not a taxonomic label, nor does it refer to...

A picture of a yellow cardinal typically captures attention because the color contrasts with expectations. Northern cardinals are familiar red, so a yellow appearance raises que...

An albino eagle is a rare individual of a normally pigmented species that appears almost entirely white due to a congenital condition called albinism. True albinism involves lit...

California eagles nest in tall coastal trees and on remote cliffs, forming large stick platforms that can be tracked with science-based methods and careful observation. This gui...

Extinct New Zealand birds represent a significant and sobering part of the country’s natural history. Following human arrival, Polynesian and later European impacts drove mult...

Osprey in British Columbia are large, fish-eating raptors renowned for their diagnostic flight posture and specialized hunting technique. Across the province, from coastal inlet...

The term Blue Parrot Rio commonly refers to a specific color variety or line within the broader parrot community, often associated with blue mutations in species such as African...

In a nationwide poll conducted in 2005 by the New Zealand documentary series Bird of the Century , the kiwi was declared the country’s Bird of the Century. The contest, organi...

An impression of an owl describes how an owl looks, moves, sounds, and behaves in a given context, shaping how people perceive the bird’s presence and meaning. This overview e...