The world’s rarest parrot is suddenly back in the spotlight for the best possible reason: after a four year lull, New Zealand’s kākāpō are laying eggs again and launching a fresh breeding season that ...

But during a hike through the Blue Mountains in June, he stumbled upon something even more unexpected: a rare lyrebird, and was immediately captivated. At first glance, the bird looks like something ...

Brazil’s red-tailed amazon parrot is a rare success story for reviving a species heading toward extinction, Mongabay Brasil’s Xavier Bartaburu reports. By the end of the 20th century, the population ...

A rare Greater Painted-Snipe with chicks was documented in Corbett Tiger Reserve. This sighting provides the first scientific ...

Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air—or at least, the lovebirds are. The small parrots are ...

A couple of columns ago, I mentioned how the number of visiting bird watchers increases the probability of rare birds being ...