The birds in our gardens or local parks can feel like old friends after a while. It may seem as if we’re seeing the same individuals year after year—and that may be true because often they stay ...

Live fast, die young—or live long and hedge your bets? These are two of the strategies that the world’s non-migratory, non-marine bird species have employed throughout evolutionary history to survive ...

Big birds live longer than small birds. Albatrosses, with their 10-foot wingspans and beaks the size of an Idaho potato, may live for a hundred years. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross banded in 1956 when ...

Birds are some of the best-known animals in the world. There are around 11,000 recognized species and they’re everywhere; they’re on every continent and live in pretty much every habitat. They range ...