President Higgins leads tributes after death of Matt Murphy, founder of Sherkin Island Marine Station ...

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Throughout the night, great potoos emit a loud, moaning growl that has earned the bird a mythical status, with some ...

I spotted this rook with a very unusual beak in Galway city lately. Despite the unusual shape it seemed very healthy and was ...

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

This video proves there's more than meets the eye for a woodpecker. It has one trick you'd never expect when it comes to ...

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Gardeners up and down the UK are being urged to leave two kitchen scraps on their bird tables this March and April for a ...

When birds feed on nectar from flowers, they do more than just get a meal—they play a crucial role in pollination, transferring pollen from one flower to another. But how well do the shapes of their ...

A prehistoric feathered throwback that stands five feet tall, this apex predator easily swallows its younger siblings, and ...

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...