These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member of the banana family. It sports a beautiful flower believed to resemble the ...

NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Ever since 1886, the American Ornithological Society and its predecessor organization have maintained a list of the official English language names for birds.

Several bird species in the US and Canada will receive new names based on their habitats and traits rather than people's names, the American Ornithological Society has announced. After years of ...

Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to do away with common bird names that honor people. But whether or not the ...

But to date, few names taken from a language of Australia's First Peoples have been widely applied to birds. About 2,000 Australian bird species and subspecies occur in Australia and its territories.

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

Birds that fill the world’s skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past. Decades of major new discoveries and studies have convinced researchers that there’s a direct ...

His latest, “Bird,” continues his hot streak. Entertainment Critic Franz Rogowski isn’t an American household name…yet. Nonetheless, the 38-year-old German actor is international cinema ...

Two new cases each were confirmed in Washington and California. The number of confirmed bird flu cases has risen in the U.S. to 31, federal health officials said on Thursday. Washington health ...